308: Janet O'Shea and Risk, Failure, Play: What Dance Reveals about Martial Arts Training

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Janet O’Shea! Author! Professor! Martial artist! And more! Janet (Jay) is the author of Risk, Failure, Play: What Dance Reveals about Martial Arts Training (2019, Oxford University Press) and At Home in the World: Bharata Natyam on the Global Stage (2007, Wesleyan University Press). She is currently working on a book on risk, vulnerability, and activism entitled Bodies on the Line: Physical Risk and Social Justice. A practitioner of Brazilian jiu jitsu, Filipino martial arts, jeet kune do, and empowerment self-defense, she is professor of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA. When she’s not swinging a stick or reading theory, she writes short fiction and general non-fiction. She lives in Los Angeles with her partner, child, and a motley pair of rescue dogs named Pico Rey and Freddie Femtu. We have a wonderfully informative conversation! I love it and you can love it, too! Thanks, all! PS This is only the first HALF of our chat. For the second half, head on over here to Patreon and enjoy EVERYTHING!