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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...

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Published in:Comparatist Vol. 47; pp. 348 - 363
Main Author: Miranda, María Andrea Díaz
Format: Article
Published: University of North Carolina Press Nov2023
Subjects:
Alfaro, Luis
Undocumented immigrants
Photographic assistants
Border barriers
Stage adaptations
United States
Mexico
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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.