Racial narratives in leisure landscapes : colonial tourism in Santo Domingo

Zona Colonial in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, serves as a constructed landscape that reinforces a national identity rooted in whiteness and Hispanicism while excluding African ancestry. This study reveals how colonial architecture, monuments, street names, and memorials—shaped by Spanish colonial and US imperial influences—create a heritage vision that perpetuates anti-blackness and patriarchy. Through visual analysis of personal and archival photographs, the research demonstrates how these structures shape collective memory, particularly through the dissemination of anti-Haitian ideology during US military occupation. It also highlights instances of Dominican resistance to US imperialism, critically examining the archives tied to these protests.

Nimoh, S. Y. B. (2020). Racial narratives in leisure landscapes : colonial tourism in Santo Domingo. The University of Texas at Austin. https://doi.org/10.26153/TSW/14293