Educación Física y Ciencia (Nov 2010)

Motor [inspiring to action] expressions and the construction of citizenship: A reflection from significant experiences

  • Rubiela Arboleda Gómez

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 0
pp. 13 – 23

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With this presentation, I have sought to support the significant role that motor [inspiring to action] expressions perform in civil rights shaping, which are manifested in identity, interaction, inclusion, multiculturalism, visibility, connection, democracy, respect, resistance, a sense belonging, difference, autonomy and transformation. To do so, I consider citizenship as the substantial feature of the social and cultural structure, which allows the recognition of differentiated rights, based on group membership, on the tension autonomy-democracy. There is great emphasis on seeking the common wellbeing, on the sense of the public and the protection of self sense. From the evidence gathered throughout my professional history, referred to in this paper as "significant experience", I try to show how civil rights are promoted in Motor [inspiring to action] Expressions, and, as a consequence, I make constant reference to personal practices and productions

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