UPCOMING PUBLICATION ALERT
Historical Maroonage is a book in progress that presents the subversion of biased historical narratives as a form of contemporary maroonage. It is an exploration of maroonage as a continuously evolving epistemology and as a liberatory practice of resistance against racism, anti-Blackness, and the historical erasure of Afrodescendant people in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean.
This book project is being developed under the Get Fresh Books Publishing agency, founded by poet and essayist Roberto Carlos García.
Expected by 2026
UPCOMING PUBLICATION ALERT
"Historical Maroonage or how to subvert colonial narratives in identity formation through History telling today: Experiences of Mestizaje Disruption in the Caribbean"
This piece examines Mestizo as a category that blurs racial identity in the Caribbean, tracing the historical conventions that inform and reinforce the concept of Mestizaje. In contradiction, Ruth presents local efforts to reframe traditional historical analysis by centering the experiences of the racialized peoples bred from the margins of Santo Domingo.
PUBLICATIONS
ARTICLE
Montecristi: Patrimonio subacuático en la República Dominicana. Revista Cultura & Desarrollo
Revista Cultura & Desarrollo, UNESCO Nº 13, 2015: Pg 80-82.
ARTICLE
Hacia una concepción integral de Patrimonio Cultural: una aproximación al concepto holístico de Patrimonio Cultural en la República Dominicana
Revista REVIE, Nº 1, 2017: Pg 56-65
TRANSLATION
The Contributions of Afro-descendant Women to Feminist Theory and Practice: Deuniversalizing the Subject “Women”
short story
Sangre en el tambor
Vulnerable en voz alta y otros cuentos premiados: Premio Nacional Joven Feria del Libro 2010 - Honorable Mention
MEDIA APPEARANCES
youtube
A Decolonial Approach to History Telling and Archaeology in Santo Domingo
A Virtual Lecture for Florida Public Archaeology Network Southwest
MENTIONS & CITED WORK
WORK CITED
Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What it Means for America by Paola Ramos
Highlighted is Ruth’s work as an Afro-Dominican activist who educates others through “Hidden History” tours that confront anti-Blackness and colonial legacies in the Dominican Republic, alongside her personal journey of reclaiming her identity as a Black woman.
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