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Therapeutic arts in general, and clown-doctors in particular, are attracting more and more attention around the world, as much in the field of research on complementary health-care services and humanizing care as in the field of social and humanitarian artistic practice. Dr Clown is making an effort to document this work by collecting articles, other publications, and audio-visual and multi-media presentations on the subject and by compiling relevant information.
Documentation centre
Dr Clown has decided to gradually set up a documentation centre, identifying and storing documents on various therapeutic arts, and most especially on clowning, both in its offices and on its website.
As a charity, it is important for us to make this contribution of easily accessible information to researchers, health-care staff, the media, artists, and the general public.
We invite you all to contribute to this data base and, eventually, to consult it as needed. Our psychosocial director, Florence Vinit, is in charge of the project and can be contacted at psychosocial@drclown.ca
Publications
Éclats de nez à l’hôpital : réflexions autour de la fonction du clown thérapeutique
By Florence Vinit, M.A.
Article published in the magazine Culture Clown, no.7, January 2004, on the social role of clowns.
Culture Clown is a quarterly magazine published by the Centre de recherche sur le clown contemporain.
To receive the magazine, or for further information:
Culture Clown
La Robin
F-32220 Lombez
France
http://www.bataclown.com/cultclowdocs.htm
Bibliography
Click here for a bibliography of writings on hospital clowns and the benefits of laughter.
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