Graceful resistance : how Capoeiristas use their art for activism and community engagement /

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 inform...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffith, Lauren Miller (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023].
Series:Interpretations of culture in the new millennium.
Subjects:
Capoeira (Dance) > Political aspects > United States.
Capoeira (Dance) > Social aspects > United States.
Political activists > United States.
Social justice > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions.

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