Objetos Parlantes

El tenue resonar de los objetos cotidianos

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https://doi.org/10.5935/2177-6644.20250024

Abstract

This article analyzes the agency of the everyday objects of deceased people. Who are their guardians now? Why is it important to remember this memory? These are some of the questions that guide this discussion. What does it mean to inhabit? How can we understand life through the lens of objects? These are also questions we have designed to delve deeper into how family and collective memory is constructed. Also, based on several interviews and photographs taken with the aim of understanding how we preserve our loved ones, we might reflect on the common narratives of the people who inhabit a community and, above all, how we might understand the sphere of gender and its role in these narratives. To inhabit a space is to leave a mark, a trail; these people's objects are the guardians of these memories.

Author Biography

  • Rosa Inés Padilla (USFQ - Ecuador), Universidad San Francisco de Quito

    Researcher. Her main interest is how death is understood and its multiple connections to cultural, social, and economic aspects. Her doctoral research examines the funeral industry and contemporary funeral rituals. She has a profound interest in postmortem photography and its circulation in the first half of the 20th century.

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Published

2025-11-17

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2025): "Em vida, morte, te sei": olhares interdisciplinares sobre a finitude contemporânea (séculos XX-XXI)

Section

Dossiê | Special Issue | Dossier

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