Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Med Anthropol. 2012;31(6):459-76. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2012.674991.
In this auto-ethnographic study, I focus on a special form of clowning for people at an advanced stage of dementia. The miMakkus clown is presented as a specialist in contact with people with whom communication is no longer possible by the usual (linguistic, cognitive) means. I illustrate how the miMakkus clown tries to reach people with dementia, focusing specifically on the role of the sensitive body as an instrument for attunement. As I demonstrate, in their contact, the clown and the person with dementia are involved in a process of mutual articulation.
在这项自我民族志研究中，我专注于一种为处于痴呆晚期的人群提供的特殊小丑表演形式。miMakkus 小丑被呈现为一种特殊的角色，通过通常的（语言的、认知的）手段与无法进行沟通的人进行接触。我阐述了 miMakkus 小丑如何努力接触痴呆症患者，特别关注敏感身体作为协调工具的作用。正如我所展示的，在他们的接触中，小丑和痴呆症患者参与了一个相互协调的过程。
