Antihaitianismo: an embodied discourse

Abstract

This thesis argues that contemporary manifestations of social, political and economic discrimination -antihaitianismo -in the Dominican Republic towards their Haitian neighbours have become embodied responses which are reproduced through everyday actions. The thesis component explores antihaitianismo as an embodied practice while

“I Don’t Want Anyone to Follow My Path:” Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Dominican Republic

“…Lastly, studies like that of Kempadoo (2004) and Brennan (2005) have explored the nuances of race and sexual exploitation in the Dominican Republic context. A complex nexus of webs exist involving deep institutionally embedded discrimination and racism interwoven throughout politics, economics, and social ideology, reinforcing and reproducing conceptions of racial inferiority (Morgan, 2019). While the authors note the impact of deeply embedded narratives surrounding racialized bodies and their impact on the over-sexualization of Dominican children, the participants in this study did not directly speak to these issues.…”

“…However, high portions of the population live in impoverished states; 31% live below the national poverty line and lack access to employment, education, and adequate food and shelter (Andrinopoulos et al, 2019). Dominicans with low income experience high rates of human rights abuses, poverty, and social inequalities (Morgan, 2019;Parada et al, 2016;2017). Poverty, as outlined previously, is often cited as the primary reason children and young adults entered the sex trade (Mayorga & Velasquez, 2004;Zhang et al, 2012;Goldenberg et al, 2015).…”