Practices, representations and discourses of the body. Ambiguity on circus bodies

This paper will work the practices of contemporary circus artists in the city of Buenos Aires. We will analyse the way in which corporality can become one of the means of identity expression, given that a social group can compose, through body experiences, its own artistic styles, its own definition...

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Autor principal: Infantino, Julieta
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Publicado: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2010
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spelling I28-R145-757_oai2025-11-17 Infantino, Julieta 2010-07-30 This paper will work the practices of contemporary circus artists in the city of Buenos Aires. We will analyse the way in which corporality can become one of the means of identity expression, given that a social group can compose, through body experiences, its own artistic styles, its own definition of artistic-labour practices, its own legitimate body. We will show how these bodies can at times dispute or reproduce hegemonic conceptions of corporality. We suggest there is a need of thinking these processes in a dynamic way, paying attention to both the mechanisms of power and to its counterpart, the subjects who negotiate, question and/or resist. En este artículo trabajaremos con las prácticas de los artistas circenses contemporáneos en la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Abordaremos los modos en los que la corporalidad se constituye en uno de los medios de expresión identitaria en tanto un grupo social puede componer, a través de sus experiencias corporales, sus propios estilos artísticos, su propia definición de práctica artístico-laboral, su propio cuerpo legítimo. Mostraremos la manera en que esos cuerpos pueden por momentos disputar y/o reproducir concepciones hegemónicas de corporalidad, proponiendo la necesidad de pensar estos procesos de manera dinámica, prestando atención tanto a los mecanismos de poder como a su contraparte, los sujetos que negocian, cuestionan y/o resisten. Este artigo versa sobre as práticas de artistas de circo contemporâneo na cidade de Buenos Aires. Abordam-se os modos em que as corporalidades se constituem em vias de expressão da identidade de um grupo social que pode criar, através de experiências corporais, seus próprios estilos artísticos, suas definições das práticas artístico-laborais, e seu próprio corpo legítimo. O trabalho busca mostrar como estes corpos podem, às vezes, contestar e/ou reproduzir concepções corporais hegemônicas, propondo a necessidade de se pensar estes processos de modo dinâmico, analisando tanto os mecanismos de poder e sua contrapartida, as práticas de sujeitos que negociam, questionam e/ou resistem. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/757 10.34096/runa.v31i1.757 spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/757/734 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 31 No. 1 (2010); 49-65 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 31 Núm. 1 (2010); 49-65 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; v. 31 n. 1 (2010); 49-65 1851-9628 0325-1217 Artistas Circenses de Buenos Aires Corporalidad Hegemonía Riesgo Entrenamiento Corporal Artistas de Circo em Buenos Aires Corporalidade Hegemonia Risco Treinamentos corporais Buenos Aires Circus Artists Corporality Hegemony Risk Body Training Practices, representations and discourses of the body. Ambiguity on circus bodies Prácticas, representaciones y discursos de corporalidad. La ambigüedad en los cuerpos circenses Práticas, representações e discursos da corporalidade. A ambigüidade nos corpos do circo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículos evaluados por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=runa&d=757_oai
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topic Artistas Circenses de Buenos Aires
Corporalidad
Hegemonía
Riesgo
Entrenamiento Corporal
Artistas de Circo em Buenos Aires
Corporalidade
Hegemonia
Risco
Treinamentos corporais
Buenos Aires Circus Artists
Corporality
Hegemony
Risk
Body Training
spellingShingle Artistas Circenses de Buenos Aires
Corporalidad
Hegemonía
Riesgo
Entrenamiento Corporal
Artistas de Circo em Buenos Aires
Corporalidade
Hegemonia
Risco
Treinamentos corporais
Buenos Aires Circus Artists
Corporality
Hegemony
Risk
Body Training
Infantino, Julieta
Practices, representations and discourses of the body. Ambiguity on circus bodies
topic_facet Artistas Circenses de Buenos Aires
Corporalidad
Hegemonía
Riesgo
Entrenamiento Corporal
Artistas de Circo em Buenos Aires
Corporalidade
Hegemonia
Risco
Treinamentos corporais
Buenos Aires Circus Artists
Corporality
Hegemony
Risk
Body Training
description This paper will work the practices of contemporary circus artists in the city of Buenos Aires. We will analyse the way in which corporality can become one of the means of identity expression, given that a social group can compose, through body experiences, its own artistic styles, its own definition of artistic-labour practices, its own legitimate body. We will show how these bodies can at times dispute or reproduce hegemonic conceptions of corporality. We suggest there is a need of thinking these processes in a dynamic way, paying attention to both the mechanisms of power and to its counterpart, the subjects who negotiate, question and/or resist.
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title Practices, representations and discourses of the body. Ambiguity on circus bodies
title_short Practices, representations and discourses of the body. Ambiguity on circus bodies
title_full Practices, representations and discourses of the body. Ambiguity on circus bodies
title_fullStr Practices, representations and discourses of the body. Ambiguity on circus bodies
title_full_unstemmed Practices, representations and discourses of the body. Ambiguity on circus bodies
title_sort practices, representations and discourses of the body. ambiguity on circus bodies
publisher Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
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