IX. 8:30-9:45 AM
Panel 19: Historias subalternas: perspectivas críticas frente a la historia oficial dominicana
Moderator: Thelma Ithier-Sterling, Humanities Department, Hostos Community College
Chair: Elissa Lister, Letras, Universidad Nacional de Colombía–Sede Medellín
Presenters:
Catherine Bourgeois, Lab. Mixto Internacional MESO; Free University of Brussels, Belgium
“Érase una vez…Reconstrucción de una historia en la zona fronteriza dominicana en el siglo XX”
Ana Féliz, Investigadora, Instituto de Investigación Social para el Desarrollo, Santiago, RD
“Narraciones sobre la identidad cultural dominicana: datos y giros discursivos en el siglo XXI”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/87607073762
Panel 20: Imaginarios de la ruina en la producción cultural dominicana
Moderator: Mercedes Fernández-Asenjo, Romance Languages, SUNY, Binghamton U, NY
Chair: Néstor Rodríguez, Director, Caribbean Studies Program, University of Toronto, ON
Presenters:
Catherine Sawyer, Ph.D. Student and Teaching Assistant at the University of Toronto, ON
Ramón A. Victoriano-Martínez, French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies, U of British Columbia
Olga Nedvyga, Assistant Professor, Literature and Languages, Université de Montréal, Québec
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/84872355176
Panel 21: Diversity and Dominicans in New York’s Judiciary
Chair: Llinét M. Rosado, New York State Supreme Court Justice, Bronx County
Presenters:
Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division
Manuel J. Mendez, Associate Justice, New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division
Rita Mella, Judge, Manhattan Surrogate Court
Lourdes Ventura, Justice, New York State Supreme Court, 11th Judicial District
Bianka Perez, Judge, New York City’s Civil Court in Bronx County
Fidel Gomez, Judge, New York City’s Civil Court in Bronx County
Angela J. Badamo, Judge, New York City’s Criminal Court, New York County
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/82993641564
Panel 22: Hacia una agenda de investigación feminista descolonial en el Caribe
Chair: Yuderkys Espinosa Miñoso, escritora e investigadora, fundadora de GLEFAS
Presenters:
Celenis Rodríguez Moreno, docente, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Buenos Aires
Jeannette Tineo, Psicóloga clínica y doctoranda en Estudios interdisciplinares de género
Narcisa Núñez, Ph.D. Student, Latin Am., Caribbean, and Latino Studies, SUNY Albany
Ochy Curiel, Docente/Investigadora, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/88170509095
X. 10:00-11:15 AM
Panel 23: La flor en un campo de cizañas: Resisting Social Control in los Doce Años Part 2
Chair: Sharina Maillo-Pozo, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Presenters:
Maja Horn, Associate Professor, Spanish and Latin American Cultures, Barnard College
“’Disco Free’: Queer Nightlife during the Balaguerato”
Ana S.Q. Liberato, Graduate Studies Director, Sociology Department, University of Kentucky
“Los Doce Años: How Dominicans Remember It”
Sharina Maillo-Pozo, Spanish and Latinx Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Los “Doce Años” Revisited: Rita Indiana Strikes Back
R. Victoriano-Martínez, French, Hispanic & Italian Studies, U of British Columbia, Vancouver
“‘La tristeza nos precede’: Poetry and Resistance in the Works of Norberto James Rawlings
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/88007530332
Panel 24: Legados y anti-legados del trujillismo
Moderator: Neici Zeller, History Department, William Paterson College, NJ
Presenters:
Dagoberto Tejeda Ortíz, Social Science and Folklore, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
“Cultural, represión, e identidad en la dictadura trujillista”
Juan Alfonseca, Instituto Superior de Ciencias de la Educación del Estado de México
“Escuela rural y encuadramiento social del campesinado durante el trujillato, 1930-1940”
Raj Chetty, English Department, St. John’s University, New York
“La negritud clandestina: Carmen Natalia Martínez Bonilla’s El hombre tras las rejas”
Gabriela Ramos Ruiz, Art Historian, Arts and Science Faculty, Universidad de la Habana, Cuba
“Las artes en contienda: el Frente Cultural constitucionalista en la Revolución de Abril de 1965”
Franklin Gutiérrez, World Languages, Literatures, and Humanities, York College, CUNY
“Trujillo odió a su abuela haitiana aún después de muerta”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/86258202916
Panel 25: Cross-Disciplinary Cultural Production in the Caribbean and its Diaspora
Moderator: Ofelia Rodríguez, former Director, Rio II Gallery Rooftop Patio Event Space
Presenters:
Julie Sellers, Associate Professor, Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas
“From Radio Guarachita to El Tieto eShow: Bachata’s Imagined Communities”
Leonardo Herrera, actor, stage director, and secondary school theater teacher
“Religiosidad popular como espectáculo: sobre un caso de escenificación del Gagá dominicano”
Ana Baez, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Chicago State University
“The Status of Caribbean Studies against the Archipelago as Paradigm”
Roland Alum, Research Associate, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh
“Emerging Trends in the Ritual/Spiritual Kinship of Compadrazgo in the Dominican Republic”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/85400193988
Panel 26: Social and Cultural Perspectives on COVID-19
Moderator: Norma Fuentes-Mayorga, Sociology/Latin American-Latina/o Studies, City College
Presenters:
Lina N. Cordero, Sociologist, Events Coordinator, Verania Consulting, Santo Domingo
“Muerte, cultura funeraria, entierros masivos y dolientes ausentes en la pandemia”
Stephen Ippolito, University at Albany Ph.D. Student/School of Professional Studies Instructor
“Killer Pandemics: Diabetes and COVID-19 Crisis”
Nelson Santana, Assistant Professor/Reference Librarian, Bronx Community College, CUNY
“The COVID-19 Dominican Oral History Project”
Maria Cristina Fumagalli, Professor of Literature, University of Essex, Colchester, England
“Stranger than Fiction: Toward a New Haitian-Dominican Narrative under Covid-19”
Bridgette Wooding, Director, Caribbean Migrants Observatory (OBMICA), Santo Domingo
“Stranger than Fiction: Toward a New Haitian-Dominican Narrative under Covid-19”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/87530783916
XI. 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
Panel 27: The Politics of Identity Part 1
Moderator: Lissette Acosta Corniel, Center for Ethnic Studies, BMCC, CUNY
Presenters:
Fiordaliza Ippolito, University at Albany Ph.D. Student, Hostos Community College instructor
“Marginación en la representación y la autorepresentación del lenguaje dominicano”
Livia Santos de Souza, Literature, Federal University of Latin American Integration in Brazil “Dominicanyorks in Translation: Dominican Diasporic Literature in Portuguese”
Jennifer D. Rudolph, Associate Professor, Hispanic and Latinx Studies, Connecticut College
“PonleAcento: Structural Racism and MLB’s Fraught Relationship with Spanish”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/81439860202
Panel 28: The Politics of Identity Part 2
Moderator: Ana Ozuna, Black Studies Coordinator, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Presenters:
Lemny Pérez, Clinical Psychologist, the Wright Institute; founder, Pure Lotus Wellness, NYC
“Dominican Hair Salons: Implications for an Ethnic Identity-Inflected Clinical Practice”
Kimberly Simmons, Anthropology and African American Studies, University of South Carolina
“Afros, Rizos, y Pajones: Natural Hair and Articulations of Dominican Blackness”
Jhoanna Méndez, Ph.D. Candidate, Spanish Program, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
“Flor de justicia: Performance & Spatial Reappropriation in Contemporary Dominican Texts”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/82044178863
Panel 29: Perspectives on the Novel Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Moderator: María Cano, Director, College Discovery, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Presenters:
Daniel Arbino, Head, Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas, Austin “Together We’re Strong:” Intercultural Empathy as Resistance in Angie Cruz’s Dominicana”
Anne Brüske, Professor, Transcultural Studies, University of Heidelberg, Germany
“Dominican Spaces in New York: Food Cultures and Diaspora in Angie Cruz’s Dominicana”
Rey Emmanuel Andújar, Spanish Literature, Governors State University, Chicago, Illinois
“Dominicana soy”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/83541930199
Panel 30: The Status of Ethnic Studies in the Ivy League
Moderator: Norma Fuentes-Mayorga, Sociology/Latin American-Latina/o Studies, City College
Chair: George Lipsitz, Emeritus, Black Studies/Sociology, U of California, Santa Barbara
Presenters:
Ginnetta Candelario, Sociology/Latin Am.-Latina/o Studies, Smith College, Northampton, MA Laura Briggs, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Elizabeth Manley, Department of History, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans
Lourdes Torres, Latin American and Latino Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/83371984098
XII. 12:55-1:45 PM
Open to All
Please take some time to stop by the following breakout rooms:
XIII. 2:00-3:15 PM
Open to All
Plenary:
Higher Education Leaders on the Challenge of their Mission during the Global Pandemic Envisioning the Future
Convener: Interim President Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Participants:
Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, The City University of New York, New York
President Milagros Peña, Purchase College, SUNY, Purchase, New York
Franklin García Fermín, Ministro de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología, RD
Vice Rector Pablo Mella Febles, Instituto Superior Pedro Francisco Bonó, Santo Domingo, RD
President Shirley M. Collado, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York
XIV. 3:30-4:45 PM
Panel 31: Form, Place, Ancestries, and Gendered Selves in Dominican Women’s Texts
Moderator: Nancy Kang, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Presenters:
Nancy Kang, Canada Research Chair, Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Manitoba
“Frenawp yutuhng”: Un-Easy Maternal Dynamics in Ana-Maurine Lara’s Kohnjehr Woman
Esther Hernández-Medina, Visiting Faculty, Sociology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
“Joy, Autonomy, and Exploration in Carmen, the Graphic Novel by Josefina Báez”
Vanessa Melo, Doctoral Student, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Toronto
“Inebriated Honesty: An Analysis of Bilateral Identity in Chiqui Vicioso’s Whish-ky Sour”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/82505824405
Panel 32: Exchange and Cross-Cultural Issues in Higher Education and Grade School
Moderator: Rafael Torres, Office of Legal Affairs, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Presenters:
Stephanie Breen, Ph.D. Student Affairs concentration, University of Maryland, College Park
“The Road to High Literacy: Legacy of Dominican Americans in Higher Education”
Ana Jiménez Bautista, Office of Field Practice, School of Public Health, Columbia University
“Fostering and Adapting DR/US Academic Exchanges in the Face of COVID19”
Rocío Billini Franco, Director, Academic Exchange, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
“Remote Academic Field Practice Experience through UASD/Columbia Partnership”
Sophia D’Angelo, Teacher, Curriculum Developer, Ph.D. Student, Cambridge University, UK
“Dominican Grade School Pupils Compared with African American Students in the US”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/81985990104
Panel 33: Roundtable: Impacto psicosocial y clínico de COVID-19 en la comunidad dominicana
Moderator: Marleny Sarante, MD, Nasry Michelen Foundation
Presenters:
Cira Ángeles, Livery Base Owners Association, New York
Rafael Lantigua, MD, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Manuel Acevedo, MD, Internal Medicine
Bienvenido Fajardo, MD, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Amarilis Jacobo, DDS, Private Practice
Juan Tapia, MD, Pediatrician, Private Practice
Walid Michelen, MD, Private Practice
Yanissa Holguin-Veras, MD, CEDIMAT, Santo Domingo
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/83304676854
Panel 34: Ethnic Studies in the Ivy League: A Roundtable Discussion
Chair: Lorgia García-Peña, Romance Languages and Literatures Department, Harvard U
Presenters:
Aracely Alicia García, student activist, ‘20 graduate, Stanford University
Alondra Ponce, student activist, currently attending Harvard University
Ana Ramos-Zayas, American Studies and Anthropology, Yale University
Jonathan Rosa, Center for Comparative Studies of Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University
Frances Negrón-Muntaner, English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/85794518433
XV. 5:00-6:15 PM
Panel 35: Cultural Institutions, Memory, and the Creation of Inclusive Publics
Moderator: Ofelia Rodríguez, former Director, Rio II Gallery Rooftop Patio Event Space
Presenters:
Luis F. Rodríguez, Programas Culturales, Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes, Santiago, DR
“Visión general de la programación del Centro León y su política de inclusión”
María A. León, Ph.D., Directora del Centro León y presidenta de la Fundación E. León Jimenes
“Un museo para el reconocimiento y la construcción de identidades”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/86798675059
Panel 36: Migración e identidad
Moderator: Luana Y. Ferreira, Language and Literacy, Hunter College, CUNY
Chair: Luis Álvarez, Centro de Estudios Caribeños, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Presenters:
Luis Álvarez, Profesor Investigador, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
“La diáspora china: migración transnacional china y adaptación en la República Dominicana”
Sonia Bu, Coach Development and Training Specialist, Leadership Academy, New York City
“La diáspora china: migración transnacional china y adaptación en la República Dominicana.”
María de los Ángeles Méndez Roso, Poet and Prose Writer
“Dominican Diaspora: Social Harm, Cultural Enrichment or Merely Economic improvement?”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/89411599271
Panel 37: Roundtable: Transnational Legacies of Chavoneras
Chair: Elena Valdez, Modern/Classical Languages & Literatures, Christopher Newport U, VA
Presenters:
Sharina Maillo-Pozo, Romance Languages Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Rachel Afi Quinn, Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies/Cultural Studies, U of Houston, Texas
Dulcina Abreu, Independent Curator, Artist, and Museum Advocate in Washington D.C.
Scherezade García, Visual Artist, Co-founder of the Dominican York Proyecto/Gráfica
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/88496680304
Panel 38: A New Agenda on Inclusive Research
Moderator: Evelyn Fernández-Ketcham, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Presenters:
Evelyn Fernández-Ketcham, Ph.D. Candidate, Yeshiva U Wurzweiler School of Social Work
“Dominicans In an Urban Community College Say What Makes Them Feel Like an Adult?”
Grigoris Argeros, Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Eastern Michigan U, Ypsilanti
“Housing and Dominicans in New York City, Generational and Racial Indicators”
James DeFilippis, Planning and Public Policy, State University of New Jersey, N. Brunswick
“Housing and Dominicans in New York City, Generational and Racial Indicators”
Nancy López, Sociology, Associate VP Equity and Inclusion, U of New Mexico, Albuquerque
“Your Street Race: A Dominican Studies Curricular Vision to Dismantle Anti-Blackness”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/87537328933
XVI. 6:30-7:45 PM
Panel 39: Gender, Family, Kinship, and Youth
Moderator: Neici Zeller, History Department, William Paterson College, NJ
Presenters:
Stefan Bosworth, Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, Bronx Community College, CUNY
“Courtship and Marriage Across three Generations of DR- and US-born Dominican Women”
Sabrina A. Méndez-Escobar, Education Department, Harry S. Truman College, Chicago, IL
“A Socio-historical Context to Interpret Research on US Dominican Families”
Jeovanny Pérez Corcino, Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, DR
“Participación política de la mujer en la Cámara de Diputados 1942-2016”
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/88470228083
Panel 40: Classroom Initiatives from Pre-K to Higher Education
Moderator: Juan Tineo, Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Queens College, CUNY
Presenters:
Yudi Lewis, Program Director, Latino Initiative, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
“Buscándole la vuelta”: Effective K-16 Partnerships in the Time of COVID-19
Gilberto Gil, Consultant, Office of Postsecondary Readiness, NYC Department of Education
“A Sustainable College Career Readiness Program for Dominicans in the Diaspora”
Ana Made, School Teacher, Public School 75, Bronx, New York
“El cambio digital de la educación en la población bilingüe de educación especial”
Bethsaida Garrido, Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña, RD
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/86266936983
Panel 41: Anticanon y fronteras de identidad, cultura y región en República Dominicana
Moderator: Soldanela Rivera, Director of Communications, Hostos Community College
Chair: Lauristely Peña-Solano, Proyecto Anticanon en RD
Presenters:
Lauristely Peña-Solano, poeta, activista cultural y co-fundadora del Proyecto Anticanon en RD
Michelle Ricardo, poeta, spoken-word performer, curadora de arte y emprendedora cultural
Ibeth A. Guzmán, narradora, docente en Letras, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
Zoom Link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/84343729737
XVII. 8:00-8:30 PM
Closing / Farewell / Open to All
Virtual toast, Directory of DSA2020 Virtually@hostos participants sent to all.
Projections for 2022