Book Projects
Voices Echoing
Dr. Candelario's current book project is tentatively titled: Voices Echoing Beyond the Seas: Dominican Feminists, from Transatlantic to Transnational (1882-1950). This project brings to light the under-researched transnational networks of Dominican feminists active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dr. Candelario's current book project is tentatively titled: Voices Echoing Beyond the Seas: Dominican Feminists, from Transatlantic to Transnational (1882-1950). This project brings to light the under-researched transnational networks of Dominican feminists active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
El Negro Detrás de la Oreja
En “El negro detrás de la oreja”, Ginetta E. B. Candelario realiza un provocativo estudio histórico y etnográfico de la formación de la identidad dominicana en la República Dominicana y los Estados Unidos. El cuerpo de la nación dominicana ha sido definido como "no negro", a pesar de las evidencias contrarias. Superando la interpretación común dominicana, la autora entiende que no es el deseo de blancura lo que guía los discursos y manifestaciones de la identidad dominicana, sino la afirmación de una identidad mestiza que califica “indohispana”, la cual tiene como propósito fundamental negar la herencia afroamericana. Además de mezclados, el "indohispanismo" se ha visto reforzado por una triangulación de tres discursos imaginarios: lo nacional, lo haitiano y lo norteamericano.
El libro de Candelario muestra cómo este imaginario cultural tringulado se manifiesta en los discursos y exhibiciones de la identidad dominicana contemporánea, en instancias tan diversas como la historiografía nacional, las exhibiciones del Museo del Hombre y las ideas sobre la belleza de la mujer. El mundo de los salones de belleza dominicanos reproduce el esfuerzo por identificarse como “indios” ya que, como rasgo corporal fácilmente alterable, la textura del cabello (el famoso “pelo bueno” o “pelo malo”) se convierte en el símbolo más significativo de la identidad “india”, por encima del color de la piel, de los rasgos faciales o de la ascendencia genética.
En “El negro detrás de la oreja”, Ginetta E. B. Candelario realiza un provocativo estudio histórico y etnográfico de la formación de la identidad dominicana en la República Dominicana y los Estados Unidos. El cuerpo de la nación dominicana ha sido definido como "no negro", a pesar de las evidencias contrarias. Superando la interpretación común dominicana, la autora entiende que no es el deseo de blancura lo que guía los discursos y manifestaciones de la identidad dominicana, sino la afirmación de una identidad mestiza que califica “indohispana”, la cual tiene como propósito fundamental negar la herencia afroamericana. Además de mezclados, el "indohispanismo" se ha visto reforzado por una triangulación de tres discursos imaginarios: lo nacional, lo haitiano y lo norteamericano.
El libro de Candelario muestra cómo este imaginario cultural tringulado se manifiesta en los discursos y exhibiciones de la identidad dominicana contemporánea, en instancias tan diversas como la historiografía nacional, las exhibiciones del Museo del Hombre y las ideas sobre la belleza de la mujer. El mundo de los salones de belleza dominicanos reproduce el esfuerzo por identificarse como “indios” ya que, como rasgo corporal fácilmente alterable, la textura del cabello (el famoso “pelo bueno” o “pelo malo”) se convierte en el símbolo más significativo de la identidad “india”, por encima del color de la piel, de los rasgos faciales o de la ascendencia genética.
Cien Años
Cien Años de feminismos dominicanos, 1861–1961: Una colección de documentos y escrituras claves en la formación y evolución del pensamiento y el movimiento feminista en la República Dominciana, 1865–1965, (Santo Domingo, RD: Archivo General de la Nación, 2016) is a 1,500 page collection of primary-source documents on early Dominican feminist movements. Dr. Candelario published the collection in collaboration with April Mayes (Pomona College) and Elizabeth Manley (Xavier University).
Cien Años de feminismos dominicanos, 1861–1961: Una colección de documentos y escrituras claves en la formación y evolución del pensamiento y el movimiento feminista en la República Dominciana, 1865–1965, (Santo Domingo, RD: Archivo General de la Nación, 2016) is a 1,500 page collection of primary-source documents on early Dominican feminist movements. Dr. Candelario published the collection in collaboration with April Mayes (Pomona College) and Elizabeth Manley (Xavier University).
Black Behind the Ears
Black Behind the Ears: Dominican Racial Identity from Museums to Beauty Shops (see above) is a study of Dominican identity formation in both the Dominican Republic and the United States. Dr. Candelario's thesis is that Dominicans do not desire whiteness. Instead, they aspire to appear both indigenous to the D.R. and "Hispanic." The book was published in 2007 by Duke University Press. It received the 2009 Best Book Award from the Latino Studies Section of the Latin American Studies Association and the 2008 Best Book Award from the New England Council of Latin American Studies
Black Behind the Ears: Dominican Racial Identity from Museums to Beauty Shops (see above) is a study of Dominican identity formation in both the Dominican Republic and the United States. Dr. Candelario's thesis is that Dominicans do not desire whiteness. Instead, they aspire to appear both indigenous to the D.R. and "Hispanic." The book was published in 2007 by Duke University Press. It received the 2009 Best Book Award from the Latino Studies Section of the Latin American Studies Association and the 2008 Best Book Award from the New England Council of Latin American Studies
Miradas Desencadenantes
miradas_desencadenantes.pdf
Miradas desencadenantes: los estudios de género en la República Dominicana al inicio del tercer milenio is a 2005 collection of pieces edited by Dr. Candelario on the study of women and gender in the Dominican Republic. Its spurred a biennial publication series by the Center for Gender Studies (CEG) at the Instituto Tecnológico in Santo Domingo.
miradas_desencadenantes.pdf
Miradas desencadenantes: los estudios de género en la República Dominicana al inicio del tercer milenio is a 2005 collection of pieces edited by Dr. Candelario on the study of women and gender in the Dominican Republic. Its spurred a biennial publication series by the Center for Gender Studies (CEG) at the Instituto Tecnológico in Santo Domingo.
Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism
Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism is an intersectional feminist journal published by and about women of color knowledge producers. The journal was founded in 1999 by a group of Smith College faculty passionate about making the study of women and gender an intersectional intellectual pursuit. President Ruth J. Simmons was instrumental in the conception of the journal.
Dr. Candelario has been involved with Meridians from its founding, first as an author included in volume 1, number 1 (fall 2000), and subsequently as a member of the journal's Editorial Advisory Boards. She took on the editorship of Meridians in 2017. Since, she has facilitated the publication of ten volumes and a switch in publishers from Indiana University Press to Duke University press. In 2020, Dr. Candelario edited a special 558-page reader celebrating Meridians' 20th Anniversary. In 2021, Dr. Candelario organized an online 20th Anniversary Celebration conference which drew hundreds of scholars and included panels featuring the founding editors as well as contributors to the Twentieth Anniversary Reader. This event ultimately lead to the securement of a $1 million endowment for Meridians. This endowment moves the journal from a 20 year history of discretionary funding to a new era of endowed support.
In her time as Editor, Dr. Candelario has expanded the journal's transnational reach via collaborations with Feminist Africa and publication of several transnationally themed special issues. She has also revived the journal's interdisciplinary focus by establishing the Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award, re-establishing the publication of non-fiction, "In the Trenches" pieces, "In the Archives" pieces, and founding Meridians' awarded, multi-media "On the Line" feature. "On the Line" received the inaugural "Best Digital Media" award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals in 2021.
In her time as Editor, Dr. Candelario has expanded the journal's transnational reach via collaborations with Feminist Africa and publication of several transnationally themed special issues. She has also revived the journal's interdisciplinary focus by establishing the Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award, re-establishing the publication of non-fiction, "In the Trenches" pieces, "In the Archives" pieces, and founding Meridians' awarded, multi-media "On the Line" feature. "On the Line" received the inaugural "Best Digital Media" award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals in 2021.
Publications
Peer Reviewed Articles:
Peer Reviewed Book Chapters:
Peer Reviewed Encyclopedia Entries:
Book Reviews:
- “An Interview with Dr. Ginetta Candelario,” by Paul S. Hengesteg, and Alade McKen, Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, 2018, Vol. 7, No. 1, 172-186.
- “La ciguapa y el ciguapeo: Dominican Myth, Metaphor, and Method”, Small Axe: A Caribbean Platform for Criticism, Vol. 20, No. 3, November 2016.
- “Building Community: The New England Consortium of Latina/o Studies (NECLS)”, Vivencias – Reports from the Field, Latino Studies, Vol. 14, No. 3, September 2016.
- “Black Behind the Ears and Up Front Too?: Dominicans in the Black Mosaic”, The Public Historian, Vol. 23, No. 4. November 2001.
- “Hair Race-ing: Dominican Beauty Culture and Identity Production”, Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism, Vol. 1, No. 1, fall 2000.
- "The Latest Edition of the Welfare Queen Story: Dominican Women on Welfare in New York City", co-authored with Nancy López, Phoebe: A Journal of Feminist Theory, Politics and Ethnic Studies, State University of New York College at Oneonta, spring 1996. Completely co-researched and co-written, listed as first author.
Peer Reviewed Book Chapters:
- “Saber es poder: Teaching and Learning about Social Inequality in a New England Latin@ Community”, in Mari Castañeda and Joseph Krupczynski, eds. Learning from Diverse Latina/o Communities: Social Justice Approaches to Civic Engagement, New York University Press, 2017.
- “Transnationalism”, in Larry Lafontaine-Stokes, Nancy Raquel Mirabal and Deb Vargas, Keywords in Latino Studies, New York University Press, 2016.
- “Displaying Identity: Dominican in the Black Mosaic of Washington, D.C.”, in Juan Flores and Miriam Jimenez Roman, eds., Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States, Duke University Press, 2010.
- “Color Matters: Race, Color, and Dominican Life Chances in the U.S.”, in Juan Flores and Renato Rosaldo, eds., A Companion to Latino Studies, Boston: Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
- “Dominicans in Washington, D.C.”, Caribbean Connections: The Dominican Republic Resource, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005.
- “(Re)Visiones: A Dialogue on Aids, Activism and Empowerment with Marina Alvarez”, in Ella Shohat, ed. Talking Visions: Multicultural Feminism in the Age of Globalization, Cambridge: MIT Press, 1999.
- “On Whiteness and Other Absurdities: Preliminary Thoughts on Dominican Racial Identity in the United States”, Proceedings of the Congreso Internacional: La República Dominicana en el Umbral del Siglo 21, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Pontifica Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 1999.
Peer Reviewed Encyclopedia Entries:
- “Petronila Angelica Gómez”, “Mercedes Mota”, “Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo”, “Socorro del Rosario Sánchez”, “Salome Ureña de Henríquez”, “Delia Weber” in Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Franklin Knight, eds. Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography, Oxford University Press, 2016.
- “Dominican American National Roundtable”, “Dominican Studies Institute”, “Negrophobia”, “Pigmentocracy” in Suzanne Oboler and Deena J. González, eds. Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.
Book Reviews:
- Andrea Canepari, ed. The Italian Legacy in the Dominican Republic: History, Architecture, Economics, Society, (Saint Joseph’s University Press, 2021), Italian Studies, 2022.
- Trenita Brookshire Childers, In Someone Else's Country: Racism and Liminal Legality in the Dominican Republic, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020), New West Indian Guide, 2022.
- Tiffany D. Joseph, Race on the Move: Brazilian Migrants and the Global Reconstruction of Race, (Stanford, 2015), American Journal of Sociology, 2016.
- Kimberly Eison Simmons, Reconstructing Racial Identity and the African Past in the Dominican Republic, Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009, New West Indian Guide 86-1&2 (2012).
- "Hair Race-ing: Dominican Beauty Culture and Identity Production," Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism, vol. 1, no. 1, 2000, Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Page Art: Angurria HD Crew, "Doña Patria" in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, 2015.