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- Title
Graceful Resistance: How Capoeiristas Use Their Art for Activism and Community Engagement.
- Authors
Dobrich, Emily
- Abstract
"Graceful Resistance: How Capoeiristas Use Their Art for Activism and Community Engagement" is a book by Lauren Miller Griffith that explores the relationship between social justice and the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira. The book focuses on the U.S. context and highlights capoeira as a serious leisure activity that creates a space for learning and consciousness raising outside of traditional academic settings. Griffith uses an expository style to present her ethnographic experiences and interactions with capoeiristas, discussing pedagogical practices, community engagement, and strategies for improving diverse participation. While the book acknowledges the limitations of its U.S.-centric perspective and the author's positionality as a White woman, it raises important issues for education, social justice work, and decolonization.
- Subjects
ART &; society; ART advocacy; PRAXIS (Process); EDUCATIONAL sociology; POLITICAL science; SOLIDARITY
- Publication
Comparative & International Education, 2024, Vol 53, Issue 1, p65
- ISSN
2369-2634
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5206/cie-eci.v53i1.17277