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This thesis illustrates the relationship between body and space in the process of identity construction amongst groups of young men of migrant origins between 16 and 21 practicing capoeira and parkour in Turin's public spaces. Urban spaces in contemporary Turin, Italy, are conte…

Capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian musical martial art of dance-fighting took the world by storm between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Characterized by improvised partnered acrobatics, the art of Capoeira has seen immense popularity reflected by the diverse population of p…

Previous literature on synchronization to music using finger tapping tasks in a laboratory or otherwise controlled setting has led to some invaluable, albeit dated, theories about time and synchronization. In an effort to modernize some of the approaches utilized in research on …