Palhaços e palhaças enquanto deuses irreverentes em zonas de vulnerabilidade e em defesa dos direitos humanos

Abstract

This is an exercise in analyzing the presence of the clown in areas of social vulnerability, which first traces an anthropological historical trajectory of the clown, in which are identified the Sacred Clown, the language of the Gift and the Grotesque, as well as narratives author's experiences as Clown. Through bibliographic research on clown interventions in vulnerable areas, it illustrates several applications of the clown game, as well as hegemonic and anti-hegemonic aspects of its presence in social, political and humanitarian projects. The tensions identified in the art of clowning in vulnerable zones dialogue with the field of leisure. The Clown acts as both a political force of transformation, encouraging people to become politically active, or as attenuators of conflict.