WORK 01
Being la Dominicana
My first book, Being La Dominicana, was published by University of Illinois Press in 2021. More details about my research approach and relationship to the topic of my first book can be found in this interview for Esendom: “A Look at the Dominican Female Construct in Being la Dominicana: Interview with Rachel Afi Quinn”
WORK 02
Siendo la Dominicana
Siendo La Dominicana: Raza y identidad en la cultural visual de Santo Domingo escrito por Rachel Afi Quinn es disponible para leer y compartir en pdf. Este libro es una traducción de Being La Dominicana: Race and Identity in the Visual Culture of Santo Domingo (2021).
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WORK 03
Cimarrón Spirit
As part of the filmmaking team for the documentary Cimarrón Spirit (2015) I had the chance to examine syncretic cimarrón (maroon) cultural celebrations in the Dominican Republic. We traveled to the cimarrón regions of the country, near the cities of Elias Piña and Barahona, to document practices and performances of Dominican Gagá troops and Haitian Rara.
WORK 04
Doing Biography
I am interested in narrative, identity and the ways that women tell their own stories. I wrote two biographical essays on Dominican musician Xiomara Fortuna and an essay based on an interview with photographer Keliy Anderson-Staley. I am currently researching the life of pianist, composer and journalist Philippa Duke Schuyler (1931-1967) to craft a black feminist biography.
Rachel Afi Quinn 