Katya Wesolowski
Biographic Data
| ID | 196913 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katya Wesolowski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katya |
| FAMILY NAME | Wesolowski |
| SIGNATURE | WESOLOWSKI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Capoeira Connections: A Memoir in Motion
Capoeira Connections follows Wesolowski's journey from novice to instructor while drawing on her decades of research as an anthropologist in Brazil, Angola, Europe, and the United States. In a story of local practice and global flow, Wesolowski offers an intimate portrait of the game and what it means in people's lives. She reveals camaraderie and conviviality in the capoeira ring as well as tensions and ruptures involving race, gender, and compe…
Ethnography In-Sight: Diasporic Imaginings
Imagining Brazil in Africa: Capoeira's Transatlantic Roots and Routes
Este artigo examina cidades africanas como os mais recentes pontos do circuito transnacional da capoeira. Uma África imaginada tem sido parte integrante da prática da capoeira no Brasil, porém, apenas recentemente foi que capoeiristas brasileiros começaram a viajar à África. Baseado em trabalho etnográfico realizado no Brasil e em Angola, examino esse "retorno" da capoeira à sua pátria imaginada e argumento que esse fluxo no Sul Global é um proce…
Jogo de Corpo: Capoeira e Ancestralidade/Body Games: Capoeira and Ancestry, 2013. A film by Richard Pakleppa, Matthias Röhrig Assunção and Mestre Cobra Mansa. 87 min. Color. Distributed by Manganga Pr…
Professionalizing Capoeira: The Politics of Play in Twenty-first-Century Brazil
The global expansion of capoeira has radically transformed the practice and reach of the Afro-Brazilian fight/dance/game known as capoeira. Once a weapon of the weak, informally learned by male slaves on the streets and outlawed by Brazilian authorities, capoeira today is taught to men, women, and children in schools, health clubs, dance studios, and community centers throughout Brazil and around the world. Accompanying the global commodification…
A Diasporic Practice Goes Back to Africa
Professionalizing Capoeira: The Politics of Play in Twenty-first-Century Brazil
The global expansion of capoeira has radically transformed the practice and reach of the Afro-Brazilian fight/dance/game known as capoeira. Once a weapon of the weak, informally learned by male slaves on the streets and outlawed by Brazilian authorities, capoeira today is taught to men, women, and children in schools, health clubs, dance studios, and community centers throughout Brazil and around the world. Accompanying the global commodification…
Imagining Brazil in Africa: Capoeira's Transatlantic Roots and Routes
Este artigo examina cidades africanas como os mais recentes pontos do circuito transnacional da capoeira. Uma África imaginada tem sido parte integrante da prática da capoeira no Brasil, porém, apenas recentemente foi que capoeiristas brasileiros começaram a viajar à África. Baseado em trabalho etnográfico realizado no Brasil e em Angola, examino esse "retorno" da capoeira à sua pátria imaginada e argumento que esse fluxo no Sul Global é um proce…
A Diasporic Practice Goes Back to Africa
Professionalizing Capoeira: The Politics of Play in Twenty-first-Century Brazil
The global expansion of capoeira has radically transformed the practice and reach of the Afro-Brazilian fight/dance/game known as capoeira. Once a weapon of the weak, informally learned by male slaves on the streets and outlawed by Brazilian authorities, capoeira today is taught to men, women, and children in schools, health clubs, dance studios, and community centers throughout Brazil and around the world. Accompanying the global commodification…
Jogo de Corpo: Capoeira e Ancestralidade/Body Games: Capoeira and Ancestry, 2013. A film by Richard Pakleppa, Matthias Röhrig Assunção and Mestre Cobra Mansa. 87 min. Color. Distributed by Manganga Pr…
Ethnography In-Sight: Diasporic Imaginings
Imagining Brazil in Africa: Capoeira's Transatlantic Roots and Routes
Este artigo examina cidades africanas como os mais recentes pontos do circuito transnacional da capoeira. Uma África imaginada tem sido parte integrante da prática da capoeira no Brasil, porém, apenas recentemente foi que capoeiristas brasileiros começaram a viajar à África. Baseado em trabalho etnográfico realizado no Brasil e em Angola, examino esse "retorno" da capoeira à sua pátria imaginada e argumento que esse fluxo no Sul Global é um proce…
Capoeira Connections: A Memoir in Motion
Capoeira Connections follows Wesolowski's journey from novice to instructor while drawing on her decades of research as an anthropologist in Brazil, Angola, Europe, and the United States. In a story of local practice and global flow, Wesolowski offers an intimate portrait of the game and what it means in people's lives. She reveals camaraderie and conviviality in the capoeira ring as well as tensions and ruptures involving race, gender, and compe…
Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Citation (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Physical Education and Sports Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Library science (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works)