Deadly funny : the subversion of clowning in the killer clown genre

Thesis (MDram (Drama))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. === This dissertation investigates the potential for horror in the comic repertoires and performance styles of clowns, in an attempt to address the popular questions of why clowns inspire fear as well as laughter, and what makes them effectiv...

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Main Author: Spratley, Liezel
Other Authors: Hees, Edwin
Language:en
Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2004