Capoeira Connections - A Memoir in Motion

This ethnographic memoir weaves together the history of
capoeira, recent transformations in the practice, and personal insights from
author Katya Wesolowski's thirty years of experience as a capoeirista.

About the author

Katya Wesolowski is lecturing fellow of cultural anthropology and dance at Duke University.

Summary

Originating in the Black Atlantic world as a fusion of dance and martial art, capoeira was a marginalized practice for much of its history. Today it is globally popular. This ethnographic memoir weaves together the history of capoeira, recent transformations in the practice, and personal insights from the author’s experience as a capoeirista.

Product details

• Authors: Katya Wesolowski
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.01.2023
• EAN: 9781683403203
• ISBN: 978-1-68340-320-3
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 435 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology