San Francisco State University Commencement CeremonyMy formal education on non-verbal communication and creative movement has complemented with Cultural and Physical Anthropology as well as Social and Entrepeneurial Coaching . This combination of disciplines has allowed me achieve a better perception of personal expression and as a social and cultural behaviour.
A workshop I attended during my freshman year at the University in Rio de Janeiro on Drama and Creative Movement led me towards a more serious study of Body Expression.
My academic life at the San Francisco State University gave me enthusiasm by the freedom to create my own program of study. As a result, a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Cum Laude was granted to me in 1982. That program of study had the guidance of professionals in the fields of Cultural Anthropology, Creative Movement and Afro-American Studies which enhanced the interdisciplinary character of the project itself. From San Francisco I left for New York in order to continue my studies. I had applied and been accepted by New York University in the Graduate Program, where in 1986 I received a Master of Arts Degree (M.A.) through the Gallatin Division, where I was also allowed to create a program of study under the guidance of a recognized advisor. The thesis submitted for the degree was: Brasiliana, A Study of the Cultural Brazilian Element Through the Dance. The thesis was divided into two distinct parts: a practical presentation a written text following a theoretical postulate by Gilberto Freire. The final grade as A with Distinction.
My own development as an Professor, Lecturer, Cultural Consultant and Researcher has been enhanced along these years by the opportunity and privilege to study and work with famous and pioneer professionals in the fields of Crative Movement, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Human Movement, Archaeology, Human Kinetics Studies, Psychology and Psychology of Creativity and more recently, Coaching and Entrepeneurial Creative Strategies. Professors and professionals such as Carlos Carvajal (Human Movement), Dolores Cayou (Etnography of Human Movement), Pearl Primus, PhD. (Anthropology and Ethnography Studies), John Collier, Jr., Phd. (Visual Anthropology pioneer), Drid Williams, PhD. (Anthropology and Ethnography Studies of Human interection through non-verbal communication), Joan Keallinohomoku, PhD. (Anthropology and Ethnography), John Fritz, PhD. and George Michell, PhD. (Archaeology), Manuel Sérgio, PhD. (Human Kinetics, Pioneer), Pierre Tap, PhD. (Psychology) and Ana Bela Mendes, PhD. (Psychology of Creativity), among other distinguished professionals in the fields of Coaching in Business and Personal Development .
I must also acknowledge the great contribution from all my formal and present students as well as the entrepeneurs who have enriched my understanding of Creative Movement and how Creativity may transform someone’s lives..
All this academic and professional experience has given me a feeling of comfort in the diverse situations related to Communication through movement and Social Anthropology encompassing contrasting environment such as the business one to popular cultural expressions through field study. As an educator and lecturer my role has been, by the application of several technics on non-verbal communication and the creative process help the individual to explore and find confidence in his/her personal expressive potential.
On the other hand, the lectures and workshoprs have also served as the place to deal with theoretical, methodological and basic principles of research and fieldwork. As I have been dealing with the business environment at a more regular basis, my goal is to bring awareness of the cross-cultural aspects of the non-verbal communication such as little details like the permission to establish eye contact, the amount of pressure to appy when we greet with handshakes, or talk with hands in our pockets during business encounters.
I am talking about an expansion field that one needs to pay attention to more carefully as nations are not isolated anymore. This where I can contribute as a Culture Consultant.
A workshop I attended during my freshman year at the University in Rio de Janeiro on Drama and Creative Movement led me towards a more serious study of Body Expression.
My academic life at the San Francisco State University gave me enthusiasm by the freedom to create my own program of study. As a result, a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Cum Laude was granted to me in 1982. That program of study had the guidance of professionals in the fields of Cultural Anthropology, Creative Movement and Afro-American Studies which enhanced the interdisciplinary character of the project itself. From San Francisco I left for New York in order to continue my studies. I had applied and been accepted by New York University in the Graduate Program, where in 1986 I received a Master of Arts Degree (M.A.) through the Gallatin Division, where I was also allowed to create a program of study under the guidance of a recognized advisor. The thesis submitted for the degree was: Brasiliana, A Study of the Cultural Brazilian Element Through the Dance. The thesis was divided into two distinct parts: a practical presentation a written text following a theoretical postulate by Gilberto Freire. The final grade as A with Distinction.
My own development as an Professor, Lecturer, Cultural Consultant and Researcher has been enhanced along these years by the opportunity and privilege to study and work with famous and pioneer professionals in the fields of Crative Movement, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Human Movement, Archaeology, Human Kinetics Studies, Psychology and Psychology of Creativity and more recently, Coaching and Entrepeneurial Creative Strategies. Professors and professionals such as Carlos Carvajal (Human Movement), Dolores Cayou (Etnography of Human Movement), Pearl Primus, PhD. (Anthropology and Ethnography Studies), John Collier, Jr., Phd. (Visual Anthropology pioneer), Drid Williams, PhD. (Anthropology and Ethnography Studies of Human interection through non-verbal communication), Joan Keallinohomoku, PhD. (Anthropology and Ethnography), John Fritz, PhD. and George Michell, PhD. (Archaeology), Manuel Sérgio, PhD. (Human Kinetics, Pioneer), Pierre Tap, PhD. (Psychology) and Ana Bela Mendes, PhD. (Psychology of Creativity), among other distinguished professionals in the fields of Coaching in Business and Personal Development .
I must also acknowledge the great contribution from all my formal and present students as well as the entrepeneurs who have enriched my understanding of Creative Movement and how Creativity may transform someone’s lives..
All this academic and professional experience has given me a feeling of comfort in the diverse situations related to Communication through movement and Social Anthropology encompassing contrasting environment such as the business one to popular cultural expressions through field study. As an educator and lecturer my role has been, by the application of several technics on non-verbal communication and the creative process help the individual to explore and find confidence in his/her personal expressive potential.
On the other hand, the lectures and workshoprs have also served as the place to deal with theoretical, methodological and basic principles of research and fieldwork. As I have been dealing with the business environment at a more regular basis, my goal is to bring awareness of the cross-cultural aspects of the non-verbal communication such as little details like the permission to establish eye contact, the amount of pressure to appy when we greet with handshakes, or talk with hands in our pockets during business encounters.
I am talking about an expansion field that one needs to pay attention to more carefully as nations are not isolated anymore. This where I can contribute as a Culture Consultant.
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