Representations of corporeity in the mural of the church of Señor del Huajito, Jocotepec, Jalisco

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the analysis of the pictorial representations of the mural of the church of Señor del Huajito in Jocotepec, Jalisco, registered in July 2018. The intention is to answer the following questions: what are the representations of corporeity and gender roles in this artistic work? What are the representations of cultural practices and nature in the socio-historical development of Jocotepec? Exploratory interviews were conducted with the residents about the development of Jocotepec, the shores of Lake Chapala, and the myth of Señor del Huaje, captured in the mural made by the painter and architect Humberto Ibarra, a native and resident of Jocotepec. The findings demonstrate the diversity of situations in which the corporeity of men and women is drawn, indicative of their position in the social structure and the roles assigned in the evolution of the social and riverine environment.