In-person viewing: G01 Stimson Hall

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Cosponsors: Africana Studies and Research Center/Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies (FGSS)

In this talk, Amarilys Estrella (Rice University) explores the everyday negotiations that Black Dominican women of Haitian descent within the Reconoci.do movement face as they fight against systemic racism in the Dominican Republic.

While noting the gendered dimensions of state sanctioned violence and denationalization policies, Estrella also interrogates the intimate spaces that Black women who form part of the movement inhabit, in which they are often confronted with gender-based violence. By engaging in local and transnational encounters where they share their stories and build with other women, Black Dominican women of Haitian descent are reimagining and transforming intimate relationships on a personal and communal level.