Construcción teórica del payaso como símbolo de resistencia en Cúcuta, Norte de Santander.

Abstract

The work of degree gathers the sequence of the clown's trade seen beyond the superficial, taking into account the contextual circumstances of belonging to a border area, in this case Cúcuta, Colombia, with its particularities, epochs and investigated aspects, motivating a narrative encounter with realities unknown to the public that has not observed anything more than the anecdotal of the profession. The methodology allows the categorization of variables that bring the journalistic consultation closer to the deepening of the facts and the stories using the chronicle, for the delivery of six of them that draw a human line that enhances the art of the clown in the region. The reasons why the clown is a symbol of resistance in this territory, seen as manifestations outside the democratic sphere, represented in collectives, movements and particular actions, in the search for new forms of power and popular visibility are addressed.