THE REFLEXIVITY IN THE IDENTITY DISCOURSES OF CAPOEIRA

Authors

  • Juliana Azevedo de Almeida UFES
  • Otávio Tavares UFES
  • Antonio Jorge Gonçalves Soares UFRJ

Keywords:

Capoeira, identity, reflexivity, Physical Education.

Abstract

It seems to be possible to show how the academic discourses about Capoeira, in the field of Physical Education, reaffirm essentialized and nationalistic myths and identities. Taking it for grant, the present study aims to demonstrate how the identity narratives on Capoeira are structured by “reflective processes”. Using ethnographical methods, the identity discourses of a group of Capoeira were compared to academic discourses. We concluded that the identity narratives of Capoeira are structured by an incomplete reflexivity which reveals the process of modernization of the society and, therefore, the rebirth of the national.

Author Biographies

Juliana Azevedo de Almeida, UFES

Mestre em Educação Física pelo PPGEF/UFES. Membro do Centro de Estudos em Sociologia das Práticas Corporais e Estudos Olímpicos.

Otávio Tavares, UFES

Professor do CEFD/UFES. Doutor em Educação Física. Membro do Centro de Estudos em Sociologia das Práticas Corporais e Estudos Olímpicos (CESPCEO).

Antonio Jorge Gonçalves Soares, UFRJ

Professor Adjunto da UFRJ; Pesquisador de Produtividade do CNPq.

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Published

2011-12-28

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Artigos Originais