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Saturday, April 18, 2020

4/20 Questions Eric Fong


1. In the NEA National Heritage Tribute Video: Ofelia Esparza, she mentions the three deaths that people suffer (2:59), how does this affect their culture's outlook on death and way to live life?

2. In the "Rhetoric of the Object", Jennifer Gonzalez states "Amalia Mesa-Bains... an attempt to both emulate and undermine the authority of the museum by presenting a revisionist ethnography of a cultural heroine complete with photographs..." (69). Why did Amalia Mesa-Bains choose to utilize the ofrenda to make her statement?

3. In "Master Altar-Maker: LA's national treasure", Ofelia states,  “One shouldn’t consider Día de los Muertos a holiday because it devalues the tradition and meaning behind it.” How does your family or culture seek to preserve your ancestors' legacy?


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