Study title

Notes on Capoeira Angola Practitioners' and Teachers' Interviews 2005-2017

Dataset ID Number

FSD3409

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3409

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Aula, Inkeri (University of Eastern Finland)

Abstract

The data consist of notes of interviews with European capoeira enthusiasts and Brazilian capoeira teachers. The notes are in Finnish, and they were written based on Portuguese interviews. The interview themes included e.g. time and reason of starting capoeira, relationship with own capoeira group and teacher, values related to capoeira, religion and spirituality, and the status and role of capoeira in the current world.

Background information included the interviewee's capoeira name, age group, gender, and land of residence.

The data are only available in Finnish. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

combative sports; community behaviour; dance; religion; slaves

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural and national identity (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Aula, Inkeri

Collection Dates

2005-01-01 – 2017-04-30

Nation

Brazil

Geographical Coverage

Brazil

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

European capoeira angola enthusiasts and Brazilian capoeira teachers (mestre)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Non-probability: Availability

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Notes of 12 interviews in ODT format.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

At the wish of the research subjects, interviewees' names were not anonymised. The data were archived on the basis of Section 27 of the Data Protection Act. FSD has reviewed the data during archiving in the case that the data would contain sensitive information or derogatory remarks concerning third persons.

Originally 15 interviews were conducted but three were not archived due to data protection reasons.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Aula, Inkeri (University of Eastern Finland): Notes on Capoeira Angola Practitioners' and Teachers' Interviews 2005-2017 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-01-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3409

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Aula, Inkeri. 2020. Quilombist Utopias: An Ethnographic Reflection. Teoksessa Eskelinen, Teppo (toim.) The revival of political imagination - Utopia as methodology. Lontoo: Zed books.

Aula, Inkeri. 2017. Translocality and Afro-Brazilian Imaginaries in Globalised Capoeira. Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, 42 (1), 67-90. https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/59183.

Aula, Inkeri.2012. A Capoeira Angola dos praticantes europeus e bahianos - uma comunidade transnacional experienciada [Capoeira Angola of European and Bahian Practitioners: a Transnational Community Experienced]. Antropología Experimental 12, Universidade de Jaén, 113-134. http://www.ujaen.es/huesped/rae/

Aula, Inkeri. 2009. Osallistuminen ja raha Bahian capoeira angolassa. Teoksessa Kallinen, Timo & Ruckenstein, Minna (toim.): Rahan kulttuuri. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Toimituksia 1244. Helsinki: SKS, 142-156.

Aula, Inkeri. 2008. Yhteisöllisyys ja vapautuminen : eurooppalaisia ja bahialaisia kokemuksia capoeira angolasta Salvador da Bahiassa. Lisensiaattityö. Itä-Suomen yliopisto

Aula, Inkeri. 2007. Capoeira : yhteisö ja rituaali : etnografinen tutkimus capoeira angolasta Salvador da Bahiassa. Pro gradu. Itä-Suomen yliopisto.

Aula, Inkeri. 2020. Angola kutsuu. Afrobrasilialainen maailmointi capoeirassa. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Education, Humanities, and Theology 155. Joensuu: Itä-Suomen yliopisto.