The dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his
assassination in 1961, was one of the longest and bloodiest in Latin American history. The …

What ever happened to the legend of El Dorado, the tale of the mythical city of gold lost in
the Amazon jungle? Charlotte Rogers argues that El Dorado has not been forgotten and still …

" Delves into the historical convergence of peoples and cultural traditions that both enrich
and problematize notions of national belonging, identity, culture, and citizenship."--Antonio …

That the cause of humanity generally, and the interests of those unfortunate persons, equally
demand their immediate restoration to the blessings of freedom, with the option of their …

This article examines the effect of perceived ethnoracial identity on electoral politics in the
Dominican Republic and provides an explanation for the low salience of race and ethnicity …

This essay examines popular narratives that a spirit demon or bacá lurked in an export
garment plant in the Santiago trade zone of the Dominican Republic in the early 2000s. By …

Abstract In 2013, the Dominican Republic's highest court ruled to revoke birthright
citizenship for over 200,000 Dominicans of Haitian descent. Ruling TC 168-13 prompted …

This book compiles the results of a doctoral research study that sought to gain insight into
how indigenous heritage is represented in the school curriculum for social studies. To this …

The diaspora experience is characterized by hybridity, diversity and above all, difference.
The nature of the diaspora experience therefore precludes an exclusive articulation of …

The goal for the research in this dissertation is to shed light on race construction and its
connection to national identity construction during the formative years of Haiti and the …