{"product_id":"capoeira-connections-katya-wesolowski-9781683402732","title":"Capoeira Connections: A Memoir in Motion","description":"This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to TOME\u003cbr\u003e(Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem)--a collaboration of the Association of\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Universities, the Association of University Presses, and the Association\u003cbr\u003eof Research Libraries--and the generous support of Duke University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA portrait\u003cbr\u003eof the game of capoeira and its practice across borders\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginating in the Black Atlantic world as a fusion of dance and martial\u003cbr\u003eart, capoeira was a marginalized practice for much of its history. Today it is globally popular. This ethnographic memoir weaves together the history of capoeira, \u003cbr\u003erecent transformations in the practice, and personal insights from author Katya\u003cbr\u003eWesolowski's thirty years of experience as a capoeirista.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapoeira Connections\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003efollows Wesolowski's journey from novice to instructor while drawing on her decades of research as an anthropologist in\u003cbr\u003eBrazil, Angola, Europe, and the United States. In a story of local practice and\u003cbr\u003eglobal flow, Wesolowski offers an intimate portrait of the game and what it\u003cbr\u003emeans in people's lives. She reveals camaraderie and conviviality in the\u003cbr\u003ecapoeira ring as well as tensions and ruptures involving race, gender, and\u003cbr\u003ecompeting claims over how this artful play should be practiced. Capoeira brings\u003cbr\u003epeople together and yet is never free of histories of struggle, and these too\u003cbr\u003eplay out in the game's encounters.\u003cbr\u003eIn her at once clear-sighted and\u003cbr\u003ehopeful analysis, Wesolowski ultimately argues that capoeira offers\u003cbr\u003eopportunities for connection, dialogue, and collaboration in a world that is\u003cbr\u003eincreasingly fractured. In doing so, capoeira can transform lives, create\u003cbr\u003esocial spheres, and shape mobile futures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublication of this work made possible\u003cbr\u003eby a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the\u003cbr\u003eNational Endowment for the Humanities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katya Wesolowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683402731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683402732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Florida Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Katya Wesolowski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073184166143,"sku":"9781683402732","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e6295b9-d51a-4d63-8148-c084b1c6379b.jpg?v=1685446313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/capoeira-connections-katya-wesolowski-9781683402732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}