Behind the Red Nose: Identity construction through emotional work - The case of Hospital Clowns
The aim of this thesis is to further explore the impact of emotional work on identity, looking at the case of hospital clowns. From an interpretive angle, we build up on theories of emotional labour, emotional work and multiple identity construction as a point of reference for our abductive interpretations and analysis. Our fieldwork included in-depth interviews and observations of hospital clowns
