Mojada, a Medea in Los Angeles or the Symbolization of the Liminal Subject's Experience.
The article focuses on contemporary artistic responses to the border wall between Mexico and the United States during the Trump presidency. Topics explored include J.R.'s impactful photographic intervention featuring a two-year-old boy named Kikito, and Luis Alfaro's play "Mojada, a Medea in Los Ang...
| Publicado en: | Comparatist Vol. 47; pp. 348 - 363 |
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University of North Carolina Press
Nov2023
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| Sumario: | The article focuses on contemporary artistic responses to the border wall between Mexico and the United States during the Trump presidency. Topics explored include J.R.'s impactful photographic intervention featuring a two-year-old boy named Kikito, and Luis Alfaro's play "Mojada, a Medea in Los Angeles," which adapts the classical tragedy to highlight the challenges faced by undocumented immigrants in the U.S., providing a nuanced exploration of identity, and the human cost of border policies. |
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