Death & Memory(reading)
What village does Ruth Behar study in Death and Memory?
Santa María del Monte
How do rituals help the living after loss?
(something along the lines of "reintegration into society and assigning meaning to death")
What is Lydia preparing for throughout the film?
U.S. visa interview
Who wrote The Vulnerable Observer?
Ruth Behar
“We are all human beings. They were just born a bit whiter.”
Lydia
Where did Behar’s grandfather die?
Miami Beach
True or False: All death rituals are funerals
False
Where does most of the film take place?
Lydia’s kitchen in the Philippines
Who wrote “The Day of Shelly’s Death”?
Renato Rosaldo
"If you do not pass me, this will be my last."
Lydia
How do villagers in Santa María keep memories alive
rituals and collective mourning
Name ONE requirement for something to be considered a ritual.
"It must be
repeated / structured / symbolic / socially recognized "
Why does Lydia want to go to the U.S.?
To see her family and grandson
What personal event changed Rosaldo’s understanding of grief?
death of his wife
"Death in the U.S. felt more private and emotionally isolating.”
Ruth Behar
How does Behar describe death in the U.S.?
private and emotionally isolating
How does migration affect collective mourning?
it reduces community obligation to participate
"rituals are harder to maintain, weakening cultural continuity"
What does Lydia’s frustration reveal about global inequality?
Unequal power between First World and others
What traditional anthropology belief does the “vulnerable observer” challenge?
DEBATE QUESTION:
Both teams select 1 speaker. The team that chooses this question gets to speak first.
WE will grade which group receives the points
emotional distance equals objectivity
"Vulnerable Observer: Challenges the idea that researchers should stay emotionally distant byarguing that her personal experiences shaped her research and that being emotionally connecteddeepened her understanding rather than weakening it. "
“Emotional experience can deepen understanding.”
Renato Rosaldo
What is the main contrast between death in Spain and the U.S.?
communal ritual vs. individual grief
Migration often disrupts what aspect of death rituals?
ritual space
"Geography: ritual spaces are often tied to land...church proximity, place of ancestral death, ritualcalendars (ex. Santa Maria)"
How does the film connect to themes of migration and ritual?
DEBATE QUESTION:
Both teams select 1 speaker. The team that chooses this question gets to speak first.
WE will grade which group receives the points
(anything about migration disrupts family connection, memory, and belonging is valid)
What are our names ?
Ava, Henry, Nikki, and Suraj
"Families are more dispersed which weakens community's obligation to participate"
GROUP 6