The work of the clown is avowedly political - passionately opinionated about the human condition and, via parody and burlesque, breaks the frames of proper behaviour to instruct, criticise and transform. Whether the clowning performance is a critique of others' actions, appearances and beliefs, or initiated to effect a cultural transformation, the clown is a political force that commands recognition. By focusing on the practice of clowning in the South Pacific, this volume aims to reveal new dimensions of clowning and offer ...
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The work of the clown is avowedly political - passionately opinionated about the human condition and, via parody and burlesque, breaks the frames of proper behaviour to instruct, criticise and transform. Whether the clowning performance is a critique of others' actions, appearances and beliefs, or initiated to effect a cultural transformation, the clown is a political force that commands recognition. By focusing on the practice of clowning in the South Pacific, this volume aims to reveal new dimensions of clowning and offer fresh cultural perspectives on the region.
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23x15cm, x, 227 pp, Series: Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania Monographs, No. 13. PAPERBACK. Contents: "Dance when I die! ": context and role in the clowning of Murik women / Kathleen Barlow--Exaggeration and reversal: clowning among the Lusi-Kalai / David R. Counts and Dorothy A. Counts--Clowning with food: mortuary humor and social reproduction among the north Mekeo / Mark S. Mosko--Reflections of an anthropologist who mistook her husband for a yam: female comedy on Tubetube / Martha McIntyre--Horrific humor and festal farce: carnival clowning in Wape society / William E. Mitchell--When she reigns supreme: clowning and culture in Rotuman weddings / Vilsoni Hereniko--Where the spirits laugh last: comic theater in Samoa / Caroline Sinavaiana.
