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!
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330: Ellie Hino and Soft Bones
329: Danielle Thralow and Peepers Dot Com
328: Chris Martin and Above Ground Comedian
327: Emily Heller and What is...a Jeopardy! Podcast
326: Rob Haze and Frontin'!
325: Anna Storm and Clown Tears
324: Matt Goldich and No Questions Asked
323: Ashley Austin Morris and Bringing Joy with Self Forgetting and Active Love
322: Pete Holmes and the Peace of God
321: Alexis Gay and a Willingness to Be Bad
320: Jonny R and 94 Warriors
319: Camille Harris and Giant Baby Steps
318: Django Gold and Bag of Tricks
317: Clara Olshansky and Not Needing to Be the Best at Things
316: Shawn Carter and Boston to Bristol
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