ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on Luis Alfaro’s Mojada, a tragedy that transports Medea to a Chicanx neighborhood in Los Angeles, putting the spotlight on the problem of migration and the processes of identity transformation associated therewith. It analyzes, from a postcolonial perspective, the different attitudes of the characters toward the border crossing experience, highlighting not only the ruptures but also the continuities between both worlds. My chapter includes a comparative analysis of some parallel scenes from the tragedies of Euripides and Alfaro, showing the similar strategies used by those in power in their interaction with Medea, using hermeneutical tools based on Discourse and Conversation Analysis. Finally, a possible interpretation of Medea’s course of actions is suggested in terms of Gloria Anzaldúa’s new mestiza.
