Death on the US-Mexico Border: Performance, Immigration Politics, and José Casas’s 14
Publication Date
Fall 1-1-2016
Document Type
Article
Volume
5.2
Abstract
Jimmy Noriega looks to theatrical performance as a method for engaging the subject of “illegal” immigration and, in particular, the death of undocumented migrants. He argues that theatre can provide an avenue by which to generate both a private and public discourse that allows for a more nuanced and fair treatment of migrant death, which is especially significant in comparison to the representations offered by the typical media coverage. Rather than focus on several texts, this essay analyzes one play—14 by José Casas (2003)—and the ways it engages with mass migrant death and the myriad of responses to it.
Recommended Citation
Noriega, Jimmy A., "Death on the US-Mexico Border: Performance, Immigration Politics, and José Casas’s 14" (2016). Lateral, . 10.25158/L5.2.6. Retrieved from https://openworks.wooster.edu/facpub/372