Nino Rhamos

Nino Rhamos
  • MSc
  • PhD Candidate at Rio de Janeiro State University

Chinese cinema and ethnic studies.

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Introduction
Wallace R. de Figueiredo. Phd student (Antropology) PPCIS-Uerj; M.Res (Antropology), 2021, PPCIS-Uerj; B.S (Social Science), 2018, Uerj; Musician, 1999, Villa Lobos Music School. http://ninorhamos.com
Current institution
Rio de Janeiro State University
Current position
  • PhD Candidate
Education
March 2021 - March 2025
Rio de Janeiro State University
Field of study
  • Anthropology
March 2019 - March 2021
Rio de Janeiro State University
Field of study
  • Anthropology
March 2015 - March 2018
Rio de Janeiro State University
Field of study
  • Social Sciences

Publications

Publications (6)
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Xondaro Guarani: Martial Art, Performance and Politics offers an anthropological analysis of the xondaro practice among the Guarani, understood as an Indigenous martial art that articulates bodily expression, spirituality, and political resistance. Based on ethnographic research conducted between 2018 and 2021, the work investigates how xondaro con...
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This article examines how Chinese cinema challenges the dominance of Western narrative structures, particularly Hollywood's individualistic model. While Western liberalism traditionally places the individual at the center of social and cinematic narratives, Chinese films often emphasize collective agency and interdependence. By exploring cinema as...
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This article problematizes the concept of freedom rooted in liberalism, examining the detention of historian Ilan Pappe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at Detroit Airport in the United States as an emblematic case study. The research adopts a methodological triangulation approach, based on an analysis that combines data about the even...
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Este artigo analisa a performance dos lutadores de MMA no documentário The Hurt Business (O Espetáculo da Dor). O texto apresenta a construção da identidade do lutador através do conceito de individualismo pensado por Gilberto Velho, e utiliza tanto a Jornada do Herói de Joseph Campbell quanto a ideia de constrangimento de Goffman para mostrar o se...
Thesis
This research, submitted to the Graduate Program in Social Sciences at UERJ (PPCIS-UERJ) as part of a master's degree, emerged from the need to complement previous studies on Guarani agonistic bodily practices known as Xondaro. By drawing a parallel with the term "martial art," the research aimed to understand how Xondaro functions as an agency in...
Thesis
The act of combat is an age-old custom in numerous societies and remains relevant in the present day. This investigation aims to scrutinize the physical features of xondaro, a form of Guarani combat, utilizing Wojciech Cynarski’s four defining characteristics of martial arts. The study employs Thomas Csordas’ embodiment theory, incorporating Mauric...