The Dominican Racial Imaginary

@inproceedings{Ricourt2020TheDR,
  title={The Dominican Racial Imaginary},
  author={Milagros Ricourt},
  year={2020}
}
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  • R. Quinn
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    Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture
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Over the last decade, Dominican American Hollywood actress Zoe Saldaña has graced countless magazine covers and starred in numerous blockbuster films viewed worldwide. Her mixed-race body and her…

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