1. In “Rhetoric of the Object..”, a use of certain types of rhetoric allows for images to have a deeper meaning. For example, “This ’rhetoric of the image’ relies, of course, upon a viewer who belongs to a certain ideological group (nation, community) and for whom the image has an identifiable meaning’” (4). How does this idea relate to what we have discussed in class so far about the different way Chicana artists represent their message?
2. In the video “NEA National Heritage Tribute Video: Ofelia Esparaza”, Ofelia Esparaza explains how “In the altar at the natural history museum there’s many vignettes and they could all stand alone as a little altar but when you put them all together they tell a story” (4:12). How is the idea of the multiple meanings of these altars and their combined meaning share a common message with dissident globalizations and similar messages in the Chicana movement?
3. In “Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Part 1”, the altars are described, such as, “the most important thing is the meaning, the spirituality behind it. The respect and the heart you have for it” (22:00). How does this relate to the rhetoric meaning and how it can be a remedy for each person?
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