Brainstorm #5
By: YuYu Madigan
Senorita Extraviada was a very powerful documentary sharing the crimes against young women and an expose on a society that failed to seek any justice for them. This video depicts the women as strong and independent as they fight against an oppressive and dangerous world. It shows that woman are not disposable and even though they tried to suppress the truth and hide the crimes, it will come out even if through a documentary such as this. These were very real woman who had very real lives, family, goals, and dreams and shows that they were more than a statistic. We can bring Lisa Cacho's concept of social death into bear here because as people tried to take these crimes into light, they were instead silenced and these crimes were "justified" as they deemed the victims not fully human because they were woman. Furthermore these crimes were considered "crimes against the honors of the family, rather than crimes against the personal, physical integrity and human rights of the woman victim" p18 which goes to show how woman were seen as a part of their family as someone else rather than their own standalone individual. The government nor the police will take significant action here to help the victims and it was up to the family to find closure themselves. This highlights their incredible resilience as they attempt to hold authorities accountable and constantly seek truth. At one point, they would attempt to find the bodies of the victims themselves in desserts and other landscapes often to no avail but they continued to fight the fight no matter how tough it got and no matter the set backs they faced. They had to work against being told by state officials that entering the workforce tore apart families (p4). Finally, art functions as a witness as it tells the story and can be shared in public spaces, similar to how a community altar can function. It is a place tho grieve for the girls and highlight the crimes and faces of the individuals for all to see.
Senorita Extraviada was a very powerful documentary sharing the crimes against young women and an expose on a society that failed to seek any justice for them. This video depicts the women as strong and independent as they fight against an oppressive and dangerous world. It shows that woman are not disposable and even though they tried to suppress the truth and hide the crimes, it will come out even if through a documentary such as this. These were very real woman who had very real lives, family, goals, and dreams and shows that they were more than a statistic. We can bring Lisa Cacho's concept of social death into bear here because as people tried to take these crimes into light, they were instead silenced and these crimes were "justified" as they deemed the victims not fully human because they were woman. Furthermore these crimes were considered "crimes against the honors of the family, rather than crimes against the personal, physical integrity and human rights of the woman victim" p18 which goes to show how woman were seen as a part of their family as someone else rather than their own standalone individual. The government nor the police will take significant action here to help the victims and it was up to the family to find closure themselves. This highlights their incredible resilience as they attempt to hold authorities accountable and constantly seek truth. At one point, they would attempt to find the bodies of the victims themselves in desserts and other landscapes often to no avail but they continued to fight the fight no matter how tough it got and no matter the set backs they faced. They had to work against being told by state officials that entering the workforce tore apart families (p4). Finally, art functions as a witness as it tells the story and can be shared in public spaces, similar to how a community altar can function. It is a place tho grieve for the girls and highlight the crimes and faces of the individuals for all to see.
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