In Search of Legitimacy

How Outsiders Become Part of the Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Tradition

AvLauren Miller Griffith

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-01-20
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:449 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Dance and Performance Studies
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781785330636

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Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Dansböcker inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Lauren Miller Griffith is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Hanover College. She studies performance, tourism, and education in Latin America. Her work has appeared in Annals of Tourism Research, the Journal of Sport and Tourism, and Theatre Annual.

Recensioner i media

"...an important study of the confluence of travel and pilgrimage, race/class/gender issues, embodiment and physical (and emotional) expertise, and the defense of tradition and of `lineage'-specific knowledge and identity in the context of globalization and an openness to (tradition-defined) innovation." Anthropology Review Database

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. A Brief History of CapoeiraChapter 2. The Challenges of Teaching and Learning Capoeira AbroadChapter 3. Travel as a Way to Overcome DoubtsChapter 4. Preparing for the PilgrimageChapter 5. A World in which the Black Brazilian Man Is KingChapter 6. How the Rest of Us Get Our Foot in the DoorChapter 7. Does Form Really Matter?Chapter 8. Will I Ever Be Good Enough?Chapter 9. Conclusion and Future DirectionsGlossaryBibliographyIndex