Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
Author : Manuel J. Andrade
Publisher :
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2013-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781258862107
This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
Author : Milagros Ricourt
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 13,72 MB
Release : 2016-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0813584493
This book begins with a simple question: why do so many Dominicans deny the African components of their DNA, culture, and history? Seeking answers, Milagros Ricourt uncovers a complex and often contradictory Dominican racial imaginary. Observing how Dominicans have traditionally identified in opposition to their neighbors on the island of Hispaniola—Haitians of African descent—she finds that the Dominican Republic’s social elite has long propagated a national creation myth that conceives of the Dominican as a perfect hybrid of native islanders and Spanish settlers. Yet as she pores through rare historical documents, interviews contemporary Dominicans, and recalls her own childhood memories of life on the island, Ricourt encounters persistent challenges to this myth. Through fieldwork at the Dominican-Haitian border, she gives a firsthand look at how Dominicans are resisting the official account of their national identity and instead embracing the African influence that has always been part of their cultural heritage. Building on the work of theorists ranging from Edward Said to Édouard Glissant, this book expands our understanding of how national and racial imaginaries develop, why they persist, and how they might be subverted. As it confronts Hispaniola’s dark legacies of slavery and colonial oppression, The Dominican Racial Imaginary also delivers an inspiring message on how multicultural communities might cooperate to disrupt the enduring power of white supremacy.
Author : Julia Alvarez
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,33 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780679893097
A story based on Dominican folklore, about the ciguapas, a tribe of beautiful underwater people whose feet are attached backwards, with their toes pointing in the direction from which they have come.
Author : Claribel A. Ortega
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 14,61 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338280147
A New York Times bestseller! Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy. For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business. Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late. With the family dynamics of Coco and action-packed adventure of Ghostbusters, Claribel A. Ortega delivers both a thrillingly spooky and delightfully sweet debut novel.
Author : Manuel José Andrade
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,12 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Author : Julia Alvarez
Publisher : Alfaguara Infantil
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Renowned Latina author Julia Alvarez recreates the legend of Dominican folk character La Vieja Belen in this delighful bilingual rhyming story, beautifully illustrated by Dominican artist Ruddy Nuñez. Alvarez's retelling keeps the magic of the traditional account while contributing a down-to-earth, timely moral: "Of all the gifts you can give, your time is the best."
Author : Solimar Otero
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 42,89 MB
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 025305608X
The study of folklore has historically focused on the daily life and culture of regular people, such as artisans, storytellers, and craftspeople. But what can folklore reveal about strategies of belonging, survival, and reinvention in moments of crisis? The experience of living in hostile conditions for cultural, social, political, or economic reasons has redefined communities in crisis. The curated works in Theorizing Folklore from the Margins offer clear and feasible suggestions for how to ethically engage in the study of folklore with marginalized populations. By focusing on issues of critical race and ethnic studies, decolonial and antioppressive methodologies, and gender and sexuality studies, contributors employ a wide variety of disciplines and theoretical approaches. In doing so, they reflect the transdisciplinary possibilities of Folklore studies. By bridging the gap between theory and practice, Theorizing Folklore from the Margins confirms that engaging with oppressed communities is not only relevant, but necessary.
Author : Sili Recio
Publisher : Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 28,50 MB
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1534461795
The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican. If Dominican were a color, it would be the sunset in the sky, blazing red and burning bright. If Dominican were a color, it’d be the roar of the ocean in the deep of the night, With the moon beaming down rays of sheer delight. The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited. Maiz comes up amarillo, the blue-black of dreams washes over sandy shores, and people’s skin can be the shade of cinnamon in cocoa or of mahogany. This exuberantly colorful, softly rhyming picture book is a gentle reminder that a nation’s hues are as wide as nature itself.
Author : Lynn McGee
Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0884488462
Brooklyn is a strange, intimidating place for a girl who speaks no English when she steps off her very first plane after a flight from the Dominican Republic. Jessica and her mom, Camila, must live in their cousins’ crowded apartment until Camila finds work making holiday decorations and they can afford their own place. Isolated on the playground and baffled in class, unable to understand her teacher’s instructions, Jessica is intensely homesick. But little by little, things get better. She begins to learn English, and she loves the cats she and her mom care for to earn extra money. Left behind by traveling owners, the cats make the best of their situation, inspiring Jessica to do the same.
Author : Matt Tavares
Publisher : Candlewick Press (MA)
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 31,98 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0763693103
"Before Pedro Martainez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young Award three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramaon was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He dreamed of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues. This is the story of how that dream came true"--Dust jacket flap.