Transliminality in Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Authors

  • Angela Kristine Moore Texas Christian University

Keywords:

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, liminality, binaries

Abstract

Liminality is often discussed in three phases: the pre-liminal phase in which a person loses part of his/her prior self, the liminal phase in which a person feels invisible or outside of society and learns how to be his/her new self, and the post-liminal phase in which the new self is reintegrated into society(Gennep). Many aspects of Hedwig’s story align with these three phases, but her liminal journey does not end there.

The current drama of the film involves acts of coopting, revenge, and seeking to be heard. Hedwig's process through this present drama poses the  a potential metaphor for research methodologies, and a potential addition to the three-phase liminal process; Hedwig is not only permanently liminal, she challenges the very structure of liminality.

Author Biography

  • Angela Kristine Moore, Texas Christian University
    I am finishingup my first year of coursework in a phd program in Rhetoric at TCU. My interests are centered around using performance as a means for both community engagement and activism.

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Published

2014-07-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2014): Vol 4, No 2 (2014): Conference Issue - In the Interstices: Lininal Spaces, Liminal Selves

Section

Critical Articles

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