Anthropology 1795 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Hearse, Social Stigma, Sarcasm
4 Nov 2013
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Chapter 6 - everyday violence: bodies, death, and silence. Connecting everyday experiences of the displaced alto do cruzeiro moradores to political issues. Tone: disgust, irony, e. g. only fools would obey a stop sign; never mind that the slow and fussy solteirona (old maid) of the chaves family was knocked down by a speeding. Fiat as the tried to cross the main pra a (town square) of bom jesus on her way home from mass. (scheper-hughes 216) Violence viewed as an anomaly in a normally peaceful town and even a source of temporary excitement. Also greeted with resignation, life is harsh. No enforced criminal justice against police or capangas. Lack of indignation on both the sides of the authorities and the moradores: why should we criticize the execution" of malandros (good-for-nothings)? , moradores are silent out of fear and speak to show acquiescence.
