In a hidden corner of the North Burial Ground in Providence, RI, is an assemblage of monuments that, from a distance, resembles a typical nineteenth-century family plot. The marble obelisk in the center of this plot is almost identical to countless others used to commemorate families in the cemeteries of the American Northeast, and there are many similar obelisks in the North Burial Ground (Figure 1). But closer inspection reveals important idiosyncrasies. Instead of the name of a family, as would appear on the other obelisks in the cemetery, this obelisk bears the word “SHELTER” and, in a different engraving style, “Home for Aged Colored Women.” The opposite side of the obelisk is inscribed with a verse from the Gospels: “Jesus said, suffer little children to come unto me” (Figure 2). In the context of nineteenth-century New England, the obelisk evokes normative middle-class ideals surrounding the family, its essential unity and permanence, and its role in forming individual identities and social status, as well as Classical aesthetics. However, the use of the obelisk in a context other than the

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使机构驯化：有色儿童收容所和有色妇女住所的异化和控制策略，普罗维登斯，RI

罗德岛州普罗维登斯市北墓地的一个隐藏角落里，有一系列古迹，从远处看，类似于典型的19世纪家庭居住区。该地块中央的大理石方尖碑几乎与无数其他用于纪念美国东北墓地家庭的大理石方尖碑一样，在北墓地也有许多类似的方尖碑（图1）。但是仔细检查会发现重要的特质。墓碑上的方尖碑上没有“姓氏”的字样，而是标有“ SHELTER”字样，并以另一种雕刻风格，标有“老年有色妇女之家”。方尖碑的另一面刻有福音书中的一段经文：“耶稣说，请小孩子来找我”（图2）。在19世纪的新英格兰地区，方尖碑唤起了围绕家庭的规范性中产阶级理想，其基本统一和永久性，在形成个人身份和社会地位中的作用以及古典美学。但是，在方尖碑以外的环境中使用方尖碑