Myriam Lamrani
Biographic Data
| ID | 109985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Myriam Lamrani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Myriam |
| FAMILY NAME | Lamrani |
| SIGNATURE | LAMRANI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0109-3539 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Arab Images
Transcendent Images
On their journey to the United States, Oaxacan migrants often turn to various saints, whom they affectionately refer to as their "images," to seek protection and safe passage on the other side of the border. In this essay, I consider the interplay between figures of devotion and other images to theorize the multifaceted connections between religious and artistic representations of the saints within the context of migration. Through the analysis o…
The Force of Witness
The ultimate intimacy
Death-the image of the skeleton-has long been the symbol of a strong Mexican state. But, like most symbols, it has many faces. Nowhere is this more evident than in Oaxaca, where tourists flock to attend joyful Day of the Dead celebrations while the cult to La Santa Muerte, a sanctified death, is growing strong. Through the ethnographic lens of this image, I approach other representations of the slain body to reassess the country's intimacy with d…
Revolutionary circles
Drawing on the contributions of this theme section, this introduction stakes out an agenda for the anthropological study of revolutionary circles. Understood as a powerful model of and for political action, the revolutionary circle renders the desire for radical political change as a function of the circular configuration of the group of people who pursue it. This correlation of political ends with social means puts questions of “political morpho…
Lo and behold the miracle
This visual essay takes as its point of departure the Mexican tradition of ex-voto, the votive paintings that are offered to the saints to fulfil a vow. In particular, it explores contemporary forms of votive paintings to elucidate what becomes of miracles when they are transposed to the public art sphere. My case study focuses on the work of a Mexican art collective whose members are devoted to Santa Muerte (Saint Death) and reveals that art can…
The ultimate intimacy
Death-the image of the skeleton-has long been the symbol of a strong Mexican state. But, like most symbols, it has many faces. Nowhere is this more evident than in Oaxaca, where tourists flock to attend joyful Day of the Dead celebrations while the cult to La Santa Muerte, a sanctified death, is growing strong. Through the ethnographic lens of this image, I approach other representations of the slain body to reassess the country's intimacy with d…
Lo and behold the miracle
This visual essay takes as its point of departure the Mexican tradition of ex-voto, the votive paintings that are offered to the saints to fulfil a vow. In particular, it explores contemporary forms of votive paintings to elucidate what becomes of miracles when they are transposed to the public art sphere. My case study focuses on the work of a Mexican art collective whose members are devoted to Santa Muerte (Saint Death) and reveals that art can…
Revolutionary circles
Drawing on the contributions of this theme section, this introduction stakes out an agenda for the anthropological study of revolutionary circles. Understood as a powerful model of and for political action, the revolutionary circle renders the desire for radical political change as a function of the circular configuration of the group of people who pursue it. This correlation of political ends with social means puts questions of “political morpho…
The ultimate intimacy
Death-the image of the skeleton-has long been the symbol of a strong Mexican state. But, like most symbols, it has many faces. Nowhere is this more evident than in Oaxaca, where tourists flock to attend joyful Day of the Dead celebrations while the cult to La Santa Muerte, a sanctified death, is growing strong. Through the ethnographic lens of this image, I approach other representations of the slain body to reassess the country's intimacy with d…
The Force of Witness
Transcendent Images
On their journey to the United States, Oaxacan migrants often turn to various saints, whom they affectionately refer to as their "images," to seek protection and safe passage on the other side of the border. In this essay, I consider the interplay between figures of devotion and other images to theorize the multifaceted connections between religious and artistic representations of the saints within the context of migration. Through the analysis o…
Arab Images
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)