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Radical Acts of Translation: Mobilizing Reciprocities across Bodily Arts / Atos radicais de tradução
Friday, May 12, 2023
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Radical Acts of Translation: Mobilizing Reciprocities across Bodily Arts / Atos radicais de tradução 

The first event of this series acknowledges the limitations of Western scientific knowledge in fully grasping the broad spectrum of movement practices and performances available worldwide. It also problematizes their valorization under Eurocentric descriptors such as dance, folklore, or ritual. Seeking to bridge these theoretical and methodological gaps, this one-day symposium draws upon critical discussions around bodily arts, a well-established field of study in Brazil, which has sought to break away from the limiting sectarianism of artistic languages and the distinctions between theories and practices. We will join forces in cyberspace to exchange ideas and ways of knowing around two sets of epistemic, political and methodological tools: a) the principle of horizontal reciprocity, structuring ecologies of knowledges and b) acts of intercultural and inter-political translation, born from the struggle against systems of domination. Our gathering will also draw upon research-creation methodologies particularly concerned with new epistemologies of practice. This edition will accept proposals in Portuguese and English.