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The Links Between Migration and Borderlands

Dramaturgy of Migration and borderland dramaturgy establish key points of interest that connect the two dramaturgical modes.

Power and surveillance

Both dramaturgies highlight this theme by exposing the mechanisms of border regimes, policing, and institutional control.

Resistance & Counter-Narratives

Both dramaturgies express resistance through the adoption of hybridity, the use of multilingual expression, and the refusal to conform to rigid cultural categories.

liminal zones

Migration dramaturgy and Borderland both represent transitional spaces, including airports, checkpoints, detention centres, and temporary shelters.

Identity Negotiation

Borderland dramaturgy and the dramaturgy of migration examine the ways in which borders, displacement, and cultural hybridity continuously influence and redefine identity.

Search for Belonging

Borderland dramaturgy and the dramaturgy of migration explore the search for belonging and portray experiences defined by physical, cultural, and emotional boundaries.

Multilingualism

Both use multilingual expression to reflect the realities of hybrid identities, where languages coexist, interact, and sometimes conflict within a shared cultural context.

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