A second article about Brazilian jiu jitsu, race, and masculinity just came out in Martial Arts Studies. 2025. Issue 18, pp. 78-93. You can read it here: https://mas.cardiffuniversitypress.org/articles/10.18573/mas.300
An article I wrote about Brazilian jiu jitsu and race was just published in the Martial Arts Studies journal (Issue 17, 2025, pages: 60-75; DOI: 10.18573/mas.281). Check it out here: https://mas.cardiffuniversitypress.org/articles/10.18573/mas.281
Here’s an essay I wrote about Ryan Lochte and the death of Darlene da Silva, a woman who was killed in a favela in the Complexo do Alemao, in Rio, during the Olympics: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/american-anthropological-association/ryan-lochte-and-darlene-d_b_11652698.html
Here’s a link to an article in the Chicago Tribune, quoting me, about the lack of investment in sports facilities in Rio’s favelas:
I’ve made a playlist on Spotify of music that goes along with my book, mostly Carioca rap, funk and samba (and some Racionais, of course!): https://open.spotify.com/user/bpenglase/playlist/0WufnYmXHKNfurW6aWD14o
For more information about my book, Living with Insecurity in a Brazilian Favela, recently published by Rutgers University Press, see the book page.
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Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies
Loyola University Chicago
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