Colonial Phantoms : belonging and refusal in the Dominican Americas, from the 19th century to the present / Dixa Ramirez

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Ramirez, Dixa

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: USA; NYU Press; 2018Description: 336pISBN:

9781479867561

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LOC classification:

F1935 .R36 2018

Summary: Using a blend of historical and literary analysis, Colonial Phantoms reveals how Western discourses have ghosted―miscategorized or erased―the Dominican Republic since the nineteenth century despite its central place in the architecture of the Americas. Through a variety of Dominican cultural texts, from literature to public monuments to musical performance, it illuminates the Dominican quest for legibility and resistance.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library	History of the Americas	F1931-1941 45.026 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3945

Using a blend of historical and literary analysis, Colonial Phantoms reveals how Western discourses have ghosted―miscategorized or erased―the Dominican Republic since the nineteenth century despite its central place in the architecture of the Americas. Through a variety of Dominican cultural texts, from literature to public monuments to musical performance, it illuminates the Dominican quest for legibility and resistance.

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