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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278: Mee Ok and Compassionate Inquiry
277: Tracey Carnazzo and Cafeteria Catholicism
276: Tom McCaffrey and Being Born Funny
275: Ariel Elias and a Good Car Game
274: Andy Pitz and Becoming Andy Pitz
273: Meghan Hanley and the Surprise Parade
272: Jordyn Bonds and Hollar Hype
271: Andrew Gaines and Showcasing Humanity's Foibles (A Conversation About Theater, Drama Therapy, AND MORE)
270: Arielle Isaac Norman and Gender Fluids
269: Matt Pais and Newstalgia
268: Betty Smithsonian and Risking Toward (and Apologizing for) Failure
267: Shaun Eli and Brain Champagne
266: Val Kappa and the Value of Art
265: Ian Lara and Romantic Comedy
264: Laura Sogar and Things Going Swimmingly
263: Gabe Mollica and a Friendship Including a Duo Podcast About a Solo Show About Friendship
262: Kristal Adams and Ain't I A Wombat?
261: Robert Mac and Mac to School
260: Carmen Lynch and Working in a Psychic Ward
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