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Tracing Dominican Attitudes Towards Race: A Historical Analysis, Marcos Polonia
Tracing Dominican Attitudes Towards Race: A Historical Analysis, Marcos Polonia
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The common misconception is that all Dominicans are racist – that Dominicans live in a Fanonesque reality where we believe we are white, but we clearly inhabit black bodies. These attitudes permeate Dominican society from the highest echelons of power to the everyday experiences of Dominicans on the street. The notion that Dominicans are racist is widespread among Latinos and African-Americans as well. Recently, global attention was focused on the Dominican Republic as the country changed its constitution in order to prevent Dominicans of Haitian descent from becoming Dominican citizens. But, where do these notions of race come from? This …
Blackish: Afrolatinidad And Dominican Identity In Nyc, Salim Elias Chagui-Sanchez
Blackish: Afrolatinidad And Dominican Identity In Nyc, Salim Elias Chagui-Sanchez
Senior Projects Spring 2018
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.