La posmodernidad y las redes sociales en 9 días de guerra en Facebook

Abstract

This essay interprets the dramatic text 9 días de guerra en Facebook, written by Mexican playwright Luis Mario Moncada. In dialogue with theories by Fredric Jameson, Jean Baudrillard, and Gianni Vatimmo, I address the counterpoints between views on postmodernism and its effects on the individual. This comparison of voices provides the basis for the contextualization of Moncada’s work, while explaining the way the author builds a text based on the structure of the most visited social network today. I explore in particular the system created among the characters of 9 días de guerra en Facebook and the way Moncada treats the world of social networks and (counter)values ​​of postmodernity, which include narcissism, the juxtaposition of ideas and feelings, and the fugacity of such reflections.