The work of medical clowns with the dying is poorly researched on the global scale. In the thesis, I look at how medical clowns who work in a hospice conceptualize their work. In the theoretical part, I present the concepts of palliative care and hospice, clown and healthcare clowning. To shed light on some aspects of medical clowns' work in a hospice, such as their methods, how they are conected with the institution, challenges they face, aspects of working in couples, etc., I conducted semi-structured interviews with all five clown doctors working in a hospice. On the basis of their answers, I developed a grounded theory and attempted to connect my findings with some concepts of social pedagogy. My goal is to contribute to the existing knowledge of this poorly researched phenomenon and to theoretically reflect and ground the work that the medical clowns are doing in a hospice.
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