Medea’s Liminality
Medea’s Liminality The character of Medea inhabits a liminal status. Derived from Latin limen meaning “threshold”, liminal refers to a transitory, in-between state or space, which is characterized by indeterminacy, ambiguity, hybridity, potential for subversion and change. For example, she is both a demi-God, and yet is described as a “barbarian,” a citizen of Corinth, … Read more