Naomi Wood
Biographic Data
| ID | 4249928 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Naomi Wood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Naomi |
| FAMILY NAME | Wood |
| SIGNATURE | WOOD N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of York |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5507-7257 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Bodies in the field: Methodological reflections on Tai Chi and pregnancy in an ethnographic study at a Chinese community centre in the North West of England
This article explores the idea of the body as a research tool in ethnographic fieldwork, looking specifically at how the body can play a part in facilitating and developing relationships in the field. I use my experiences of fieldwork, undertaken in a Chinese community centre in the North West of England, to explore this in two ways. Firstly, through the process of using the body to learn a physical skill - Tai Chi - alongside the other centre me…
O arquivo corporal
This article analyzes the watercolor and graffiti art of the Afro-Brazilian, lesbian visual artist Annie Ganzala. It argues that Ganzala’s focus on the erotic (Audre Lorde) and the centrality of black women’s pleasure contributes to a collective healing centered on sensorial and corporeal knowledges. Ganzala’s paintings and graffiti art augment a contemporary archive that privileges sensorial and embodied knowledges as a method to decenter the wh…
I'm a foreigner there: Landscape, wellbeing and the geographies of home
Buena Vista in the Club: Rap, Reggaetón, and Revolution in Havana by Geoffrey Baker
Bodily dichotomies: Performing Repression and Freedom in Brazilian Feminist Hip Hop
This paper highlights the growing feminist hip hop movement in Brazil. While women have always been present in hip hop culture, this article analyzes two contemporary “texts” that illustrate the ways that current artists are using break-dance to combat gender oppression. The July, 2009 Hip Hop Mulher Forum held in São Paulo, Brazil and the 2006 Tata Amaral film Antônia provide examples of how contemporary female artists struggle to reconcile the …
Paradise Lost and Found: Obedience, Disobedience, and Storytelling in C. S. Lewis and Philip Pullman
A (Sea) Green Victorian: Charles Kingsley and The Water-Babies
A (Sea) Green Victorian: Charles Kingsley and The Water-Babies Naomi Wood (bio) Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies (1862–63) tells the story of Tom, a degraded young chimney sweep who is transformed into a "water-baby." In a magical, mystical version of evolution, Tom is "born again" into a wonderful underwater world, where he is given a second chance to develop into the man he should have been. After journeying through the natural wonders of st…
I'm a foreigner there: Landscape, wellbeing and the geographies of home
A (Sea) Green Victorian: Charles Kingsley and The Water-Babies
A (Sea) Green Victorian: Charles Kingsley and The Water-Babies Naomi Wood (bio) Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies (1862–63) tells the story of Tom, a degraded young chimney sweep who is transformed into a "water-baby." In a magical, mystical version of evolution, Tom is "born again" into a wonderful underwater world, where he is given a second chance to develop into the man he should have been. After journeying through the natural wonders of st…
Bodies in the field: Methodological reflections on Tai Chi and pregnancy in an ethnographic study at a Chinese community centre in the North West of England
This article explores the idea of the body as a research tool in ethnographic fieldwork, looking specifically at how the body can play a part in facilitating and developing relationships in the field. I use my experiences of fieldwork, undertaken in a Chinese community centre in the North West of England, to explore this in two ways. Firstly, through the process of using the body to learn a physical skill - Tai Chi - alongside the other centre me…
A (Sea) Green Victorian: Charles Kingsley and The Water-Babies
A (Sea) Green Victorian: Charles Kingsley and The Water-Babies Naomi Wood (bio) Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies (1862–63) tells the story of Tom, a degraded young chimney sweep who is transformed into a "water-baby." In a magical, mystical version of evolution, Tom is "born again" into a wonderful underwater world, where he is given a second chance to develop into the man he should have been. After journeying through the natural wonders of st…
Paradise Lost and Found: Obedience, Disobedience, and Storytelling in C. S. Lewis and Philip Pullman
Bodily dichotomies: Performing Repression and Freedom in Brazilian Feminist Hip Hop
This paper highlights the growing feminist hip hop movement in Brazil. While women have always been present in hip hop culture, this article analyzes two contemporary “texts” that illustrate the ways that current artists are using break-dance to combat gender oppression. The July, 2009 Hip Hop Mulher Forum held in São Paulo, Brazil and the 2006 Tata Amaral film Antônia provide examples of how contemporary female artists struggle to reconcile the …
Buena Vista in the Club: Rap, Reggaetón, and Revolution in Havana by Geoffrey Baker
O arquivo corporal
This article analyzes the watercolor and graffiti art of the Afro-Brazilian, lesbian visual artist Annie Ganzala. It argues that Ganzala’s focus on the erotic (Audre Lorde) and the centrality of black women’s pleasure contributes to a collective healing centered on sensorial and corporeal knowledges. Ganzala’s paintings and graffiti art augment a contemporary archive that privileges sensorial and embodied knowledges as a method to decenter the wh…
I'm a foreigner there: Landscape, wellbeing and the geographies of home
Bodies in the field: Methodological reflections on Tai Chi and pregnancy in an ethnographic study at a Chinese community centre in the North West of England
This article explores the idea of the body as a research tool in ethnographic fieldwork, looking specifically at how the body can play a part in facilitating and developing relationships in the field. I use my experiences of fieldwork, undertaken in a Chinese community centre in the North West of England, to explore this in two ways. Firstly, through the process of using the body to learn a physical skill - Tai Chi - alongside the other centre me…
Sociology (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Art history (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Embodied cognition (2 works) · Humanities (2 works)