Overview

This book shares the life narrative of Deysi Quiñones to shed light on the intricate relationship between her life and the wider cultural, political, social, and historical contexts of the Dominican Republic. Deysi’s life narrative is a microhistory that sheds light on the intersection of gender, violence, and poverty under the Trujillo regime and in its wake. Her story recovers pieces of rural life, which has been disrupted, transformed, and made less visible by the neoliberal order. It emphasizes the significance of expanding the Trujillo regime archive to encompass a broader spectrum of perspectives and attract more scholarly attention to Petán Trujillo’s legacies. Deysi’s life story can provide meaningful lessons and insights for today in the realm of gendered violence and children’s exploitation. This book is intended as reading for sociology, gender and women’s studies, history, Latin American politics, and Caribbean and Latin American Studies courses and for a general educated audience. The book intersects with topics that are widely covered in research in the humanities and social sciences and is appropriate for both advanced undergraduate and graduate courses. The book can appeal to human rights activists, novelists, and individuals and organizations interested in history, politics, authoritarian societies, and gendered violence.

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Author:   Ana S.Q. Liberato
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032750859

ISBN 10:   1032750855
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   03 December 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

List of figures List of tables List of abbreviations Foreword Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Gender and Violence: La Vida Trágica de una Niña Chapter 2: “Fate” and “Trauma”: The Creation of a Life Story Spawned from Herminia’s Whim The Curse More Evidence With Papa’s Gun Running Scared Unfathomable: The Abandonment Crushing Events Bad Decision- Makers Almost Raped The Ultimate Betrayal of Trust Moments of Joy Author’s Corner: Perspectives and Interpretations Chapter 3: Echoes of Fate and Trauma: From Childhood to Adolescence Work and Punishment and no Love Sick and Slandered Fear and Obedience A Teacher Makes a Difference Finding God and Safety A Predator Father First Love Dangerous Beauty “Sold” to Petán Learning to Please Petán Author’s Corner: Perspectives and Interpretations Chapter 4: Being One of Petán’s Women in Bonao Power and Fear Intimacy with Petán Special Conversation Beauty and Glamour The Other Women The End of the Affair God and Survival Leaving Bonao Making Sense of the Petán Beaten Up Saying Goodbye to Mercedita Returning to Bonao Author’s Corner: Perspectives and Interpretations Chapter 5: The Warrior Mother: he Warrior Woman Gualey 1961-1965 Love, Loss, Work, and Motherhood The Greatest Joy Herminia’s Love Motherhood, Marital Conflict and Entrepreneurship My Brother’s Assassination Life in Santiago: 1972-1977 A Hard Knock Life Back in Capotillo: 1977-1983 Guarícano (1983- ) New Beginnings and New Challenges Author’s Corner: Perspectives and Interpretations Chapter 6: Contemplations and Reckonings Chapter 7: Epilogue Bibliography Index

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Ana S.Q. Liberato is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Program at the University of Kentucky. She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. She is the author of Joaquín Balaguer, Memory, and Diaspora: The Lasting Political Legacies of an American Protégé (2013). Her research interests include inequalities of race, gender and class, political sociology, international migration, and cultural studies.

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