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Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 307 g

Reihe: Dance and Performance Studies

Griffith

In Search of Legitimacy

How Outsiders Become Part of the Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Tradition
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80073-181-3
Verlag: Berghahn Books

How Outsiders Become Part of the Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Tradition

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 307 g

Reihe: Dance and Performance Studies

ISBN: 978-1-80073-181-3
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Every year, countless young adults from affluent, Western nations travel to Brazil to train in capoeira, the dance/martial art form that is one of the most visible strands of the Afro-Brazilian cultural tradition. In Search of Legitimacy explores why “first world” men and women leave behind their jobs, families, and friends to pursue a strenuous training regimen in a historically disparaged and marginalized practice. Using the concept of apprenticeship pilgrimage—studying with a local master at a historical point of origin—the author examines how non-Brazilian capoeiristas learn their art and claim legitimacy while navigating the complexities of wealth disparity, racial discrimination, and cultural appropriation.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Griffith, Lauren Miller

Fachgebiete

Weitere Infos & Material

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. A Brief History of Capoeira

Chapter 2. The Challenges of Teaching and Learning Capoeira Abroad

Chapter 3.  Travel as a Way to Overcome Doubts

Chapter 4.  Preparing for the Pilgrimage

Chapter 5.  A World in which the Black Brazilian Man Is King

Chapter 6.  How the Rest of Us Get Our Foot in the Door

Chapter 7. Does Form Really Matter?

Chapter 8.  Will I Ever Be Good Enough?

Chapter 9. Conclusion and Future Directions

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Griffith, Lauren Miller
Lauren Miller Griffith, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Texas Tech University. She studies performance and tourism in Latin America and the U.S. Specifically, she focuses on the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira and how non-Brazilian practitioners use travel to Brazil to increase their legitimacy within this genre. Her work on capoeira has been published in Annals of Tourism Research, the Journal of Sport and Tourism, and Theatre Annual and she is the author of Apprenticeship Pilgrimage (with Jonathan S. Marion), was published in January of 2018 (Lexington Books). Dr. Griffith’s newest work is on the relationship between globalized art forms and locally focused civic engagement.

Lauren Miller Griffith, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Texas Tech University. She studies performance and tourism in Latin America and the U.S. Specifically, she focuses on the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira and how non-Brazilian practitioners use travel to Brazil to increase their legitimacy within this genre. Her work on capoeira has been published in Annals of Tourism Research, the Journal of Sport and Tourism, and Theatre Annual and she is the author of Apprenticeship Pilgrimage (with Jonathan S. Marion), was published in January of 2018 (Lexington Books). Dr. Griffith’s newest work is on the relationship between globalized art forms and locally focused civic engagement.

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