Zoe Marriage, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, SOAS, will give a presentation on ‘A Political Economy of Security – Two Kicks from Capoeira’ followed by questions and a discussion.
Through an account of capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fight-game, we uncover two simultaneous stories of security: first, the gradual monopolisation of violence by the state; second, a somatic, lyrical representation of a history of violence, oppression and liberation. Read Zoe Marriage’s recent article Capoeira and security: the view from upside down
Part of the Conflict, Violence and Development seminar series.
