Research Catalog

Title

Clowning as social performance in Colombia : ridicule and resistance / Barnaby King.

Author

King, Barnaby

Publication

• London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Description

xii, 277 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Contemporary Clowning as Social Performance in Colombia brings to light the emergence of new kinds of clowning in everyday life in Colombia, focusing particularly on the pervasive presence of clowns in the urban landscape of Bogota. In doing so it brings a fresh and updated perspective on what clowning is as well as what it does in the 21st century. Featuring descriptions of more than 24 distinct clown performers, Barnaby King provides an engaging and lively account of the performative moment in which clowning transpires, analyzing the techniques and processes at work in producing what is commonly named as "clowning". In contrast with their North American and European counterparts, clowns in Latin America are seen every day in public settings, are popular cultural figures and sometimes claim to exercise real political influence. Drawing on five years of co-performative ethnography, the book argues that clown artists have thrived by adapting their craft to changing social and economic conditions, in some cases by allying themselves with authority and power, and in others by generating spaces for creativity and resistance in adverse circumstances. By applying performance theory to clowning in a specific cultural context this is the first work to propose an appropriate scholarly response to the diversity and ingenuity of clowning beyond Europe and North America."

Subject

• 2000-2099
• Clowns > Colombia > History > 21st century
• Clowning > Colombia > History > 21st century
• Clowning
• Clowns
• Colombia

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.

Call Number

MWFB 17-1357

ISBN

• 9781474249270
• 1474249272

OCLC

957546095

Author

King, Barnaby, author.

Title

Clowning as social performance in Colombia : ridicule and resistance / Barnaby King.

Publisher

London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

Copyright Date

©2017

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Research Call Number

MWFB 17-1357