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  1. 1. The Clown Inside Out. An exploration into the world of clowns from a practitioner’s perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Kristin Rode; [2022-12-08]
    Keywords : clown; play; playfulness; contemporary performative arts; vulnerability;

    Abstract : With my experience of more than twenty years as a professional clown, I took my spade of knowledge to go deep down below into the mud of ideas and prejudices about the clown. I wanted to shed light, clear out weeds and years of abuse and bad reputation and make way for some new insights. READ MORE

  3. 2. Clowning in Zones of Crisis: Treating Laughter as a Serious Matter : An Exploratory Study on Humanitarian Clowns in the Humanitarian Field

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Elise van Nunen; [2019]
    Keywords : clowns; humanitarianism; Clowns Without Borders; play; laughter; psychosocial support;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the art of clowning as a tool and method of psychosocial support in situations of crisis. As this topic is notably under-addressed in scholarly research, this research aims to deepen knowledge on humanitarian clowns in the contemporary humanitarian world. READ MORE

  4. 3. Aesthetic Experiences and the Miracle of Action : On the Radical Possibility of Art in Teaching and Learning

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Estetiska lärprocesser; Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Petra Lundberg Bouquelon; [2019]
    Keywords : aesthetic experience; aesthetic learning; teaching; phenomenology; clown knowledge; not-knowing; unlearning; space for action; homo faber; sustainable teaching; constructive alignment; NPM.; estetisk erfarenhet; estetiska lärprocesser; undervisning; fenomenologi; clownens kunskap; icke-vetande; av-lärande; handlingsutrymme; homo faber; hållbar undervisning; konstruktiv länkning; new public management;

    Abstract : This master essay starts with the author having an encounter with two 14-years old boys who claim that they are Nazis. In a school project where the pupils made films about norms in the society they made a film with a clearly racist and homophobic message. READ MORE