Black behind the Ears: Dominican Racial Identity from Museums to Beauty Shops
An ethnographic study of how Dominican racial identity is shaped and expressed in museums, media, and beauty shops.
About This Book
Black behind the Ears examines the formation of Dominican racial identity through institutional and everyday spaces.
The work draws on museum exhibits, media representations, and beauty shop interactions to trace how racial meanings are produced.
It situates these processes within broader historical and cultural contexts of the Dominican Republic and its diaspora.
The analysis highlights the interplay between official narratives and lived experiences of race and appearance.
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