Graceful Resistance : How Capoeiristas Use Their Art for Activism and Community Engagement /

"Capoeira began as a martial art developed by enslaved Afro-Brazilians. Today, the practice incorporates song, dance, acrobatics, and theatrical improvisation-and leads many participants into activism. Lauren Miller Griffith's extensive participant observation with multiple capoeira groups...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Griffith, Lauren Miller (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Social justice.
Political activists.
Capoeira (Dance) > Social aspects.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Social justice > United States.
Political activists > United States.
Capoeira (Dance) > Social aspects > United States.
Capoeira (Dance) > Political aspects > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The making of a politicized art
  • Social justice and resistance as analytical frames
  • Becoming a Capoeirista
  • Capoeira's pedagogies of resistance
  • The Capoeira community
  • Group actions
  • Jogue Pra Lá: individual applications
  • Challenges to the social justice perspective
  • Boa Viagem.

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