The Borders of Dominicanidad : Race, Nation, and Archives of Contradiction /

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Lorgia García-Peña constructs the genealogy of dominicanidad, using it as a category to understand how official narratives have racialized Dominican bodies as a way to sustain the nation's borders. Examining artistic and literary representations of Dominican history, she examines how marginal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: García-Peña, Lorgia, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Race in mass media.
International relations.
Immigrants > Social conditions.
Diplomatic relations.
Black people > Race identity.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
Race dans les medias.
Americains d'origine dominicaine > Identite ethnique.
Immigrants > United States > Social conditions.
Black people > Race identity > Dominican Republic.
Dominican Americans > Race identity.
United States.
Haiti.
Dominican Republic.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > Republique dominicaine > Histoire.
Dominican Republic > Foreign relations > United States > History.
United States > Foreign relations > Dominican Republic > History.
Haiti > Relations > Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic > Relations > Haiti.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Lorgia García-Peña constructs the genealogy of dominicanidad, using it as a category to understand how official narratives have racialized Dominican bodies as a way to sustain the nation's borders. Examining artistic and literary representations of Dominican history, she examines how marginalized Dominicans have contested official narratives to avoid exclusion.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780822373667

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