Medical Clowning Travel maps & atlases he retreated inwards to ask

he retreated inwards to ask himself difficult and necessary questions about his beloved nation-

and unsettled standards of privacy and consent

presenting an engrossing ethnography of SBNR practices

No one could make up these outrageous-but-true tales: the young woman who rejected the recommended safari-friendly khaki to wear a more "fashionable" hot pink ensemble

rich account of the social field that constituted the lively London scene of the 1960s

Medical Clowning Travel maps & atlases he retreated inwards to askClowns are not just the stuff of backyard childrens parties anymore. These days, clown doctors see patientsespecially childrento introduce humor and imagination into an anxiety filled and painful experience. The origins of medical clowning can be traced to the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit at the Infants and Childrens Hospital of New York, established about thirty years ago. Since that time, the practice has developed extensively and medical clowns