Human remains: processes of “objectification” and “subjectification”, in the San Vicente cemetery
In this work, I present a particular aspect of the research that I carried out in the San Vicente Cemetery (Córdoba) during the years 2018-2020: the analysis of the porosity between the “proper” and “improper” treatments of the human remains, there. From a specific event, the complaint that the necr...
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In this work, I present a particular aspect of the research that I carried out in the San Vicente Cemetery (Córdoba) during the years 2018-2020: the analysis of the porosity between the “proper” and “improper” treatments of the human remains, there. From a specific event, the complaint that the necropolis received in 2016 for the commercial deal in which some remains are involved, the article ethnographically addresses the meanings and representations that are created around them, from the perspective of the employees of the necropolis. What is considered as “proper” and “improper” treatment of human remains acquires different meanings for the different groups that handle them. This is how, in the first place, I start from the testimonies of the employees to delve into their daily work and understand the forms that the complex matter with which they work acquires, stopping at the reasons for their affirmations that the cemetery is a no man’s land , a cemetery for the poor. Later, I make the analysis more complex, reflecting on a publication of a Facebook group of medical students, where other “proper” and “improper” treatment of bodies are unmarked. Thus, the irregularities reported in the necropolis appear as an emergent situation, which reveals a more complex scenario of conceptions, relationships and contexts, following an uninterrupted line that leads from the reduced circle of cemetery employees to the scope of society as a whole and its values. hegemonic.
In this context, I investigate the reasons for the statement that the San Vicente Cemetery is considered a no man's land, a Cemetery for the poor. The fact that the existence of certain irregularities is reliably known is revealing of the representation that the State and society make of these sectors and of the behavior that they consequently adopt in relation to them.
Cemetery; Humans remains; Objectification; Death; Society |
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I10-R10-article-331462021-12-27T19:38:03Z Human remains: processes of “objectification” and “subjectification”, in the San Vicente cemetery Restos humanos: derroteros de objetivación en el cementerio San Vicente Restos mortais: caminhos de objetificação no cemitério de San Vicente Sánchez, Ana Cemetery Humans remains Objectification Death Society Cementerio Restos humanos “Objetivación” Muerte Sociedad Cemitério Restos humanos Objetivação Morte Sociedade In this work, I present a particular aspect of the research that I carried out in the San Vicente Cemetery (Córdoba) during the years 2018-2020: the analysis of the porosity between the “proper” and “improper” treatments of the human remains, there. From a specific event, the complaint that the necropolis received in 2016 for the commercial deal in which some remains are involved, the article ethnographically addresses the meanings and representations that are created around them, from the perspective of the employees of the necropolis. What is considered as “proper” and “improper” treatment of human remains acquires different meanings for the different groups that handle them. This is how, in the first place, I start from the testimonies of the employees to delve into their daily work and understand the forms that the complex matter with which they work acquires, stopping at the reasons for their affirmations that the cemetery is a no man’s land , a cemetery for the poor. Later, I make the analysis more complex, reflecting on a publication of a Facebook group of medical students, where other “proper” and “improper” treatment of bodies are unmarked. Thus, the irregularities reported in the necropolis appear as an emergent situation, which reveals a more complex scenario of conceptions, relationships and contexts, following an uninterrupted line that leads from the reduced circle of cemetery employees to the scope of society as a whole and its values. hegemonic. In this context, I investigate the reasons for the statement that the San Vicente Cemetery is considered a no man's land, a Cemetery for the poor. The fact that the existence of certain irregularities is reliably known is revealing of the representation that the State and society make of these sectors and of the behavior that they consequently adopt in relation to them. Cemetery; Humans remains; Objectification; Death; Society En este trabajo, expongo un aspecto particular de la investigación que realicé en el Cementerio San Vicente (Córdoba) durante los años 2018-2020: el análisis de la porosidad entre los tratos “propios” e “impropios” de los restos humanos, allí. A partir de un evento puntual, la denuncia que recibió la necrópolis en el año 2016 por el trato comercial en que son involucrados algunos restos, el articulo aborda etnográficamente los sentidos y representaciónes que se crean en torno a ellos, desde la perspectiva de los empleados de la necrópolis. Los que es considerado como tratos “propios” e “impropios” sobre los restos humanos adquiere diferentes sentidos para los distintos colectivos que los manipulan. Así es como en primer lugar, parto de los testimonios de los empleados para adentrarme en su labor cotidiana y comprender las formas que adquiere la materia compleja con la que trabajan, deteniéndome en los motivos de sus afirmaciónes de que el cementerio es una tierra de nadie, un cementerio de pobres. Más adelante, complejizo el análisis, reflexionando sobre una publicación de un grupo de Facebook de estudiantes de medicina, en donde se desmarcan otros tratos “propios” e “impropios” sobre los cuerpos. Así las irregularidades denunciadas en la necrópolis aparecen como una situación emergente, que revela un escenario más complejo de concepciones, relaciones y contextos, siguiendo una línea inninterrumpida que lleva del reducido círculo de los empleados del cementerio al ámbito del conjunto de la sociedad y sus valores hegemónicos. Neste trabalho, apresento um aspecto particular da pesquisa que realizei no Cemitério de São Vicente (Córdoba) durante os anos 2018-2020: a análise da porosidade entre os tratamentos "próprios" e "indevidos" de restos humanos. A partir de um fato específico, a denúncia que a necrópole recebeu em 2016 em decorrência do negócio comercial onde os restos mortais estão envolvidos, a matéria aborda etnograficamente as condições que determinam sua “objetivação”. Assim, apresenta-se uma linha ininterrupta que conduz do reduzido círculo de empregados do cemitério ao âmbito da sociedade na totalidade e seus valores hegemônicos. Sugiro que a origem dessas irregularidades e suas condições de possibilidade se dão antes das práticas específicas dos empregados e, de fato, se confundem com práticas mais difundidas na sociedade. Nesse contexto, investigo os motivos da afirmação de que o Cemitério de São Vicente é considerado terra de ninguém, um Cemitério de pobres. O facto de se conhecer com fiabilidade a existência de determinadas irregularidades é revelador da representação que o Estado e a sociedade fazem destes sectores e do comportamento que consequentemente adotam em relação aos mesmos. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2021-12-27 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares Artigo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/33146 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 14 (2021) ISSUE 3; 229-236 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 14 (2021) NÚMERO 3; 229-236 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 14 (2021) NÚMERO 3; 229-236 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v14.n3 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/33146/36697 Derechos de autor 2021 Ana Sánchez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |