City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 2-2015 Performing Blackness in a Mulatto Society: Negotiating Racial Identity through Music in the Dominican Republic Angelina Maria Tallaj-García Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/629 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] Performing Blackness in a Mulatto Society: Negotiating Racial Identity through Music in the Dominican Republic By Angelina Tallaj-García A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2015 ii 2015 Angelina Tallaj-García All Rights Reserved iii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Music in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Angelina Tallaj-García Prof. Antoni Pizà 10/15/2014 ___________________________ Chair of Examining Committee Prof. Norman Carey 10/15/2014 ______________________________ Executive Officer Prof. Peter Manuel Prof. Jane Sugarman Prof. Antoni Pizà Prof. Paul Austerlitz Prof. Carlos Decena Supervisory Committee THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iv Abstract Performing Blackness in a Mulatto Society: Negotiating Racial Identity Through Music in the Dominican Republic By Angelina Tallaj-García Advisor: Professor Peter Manuel My dissertation analyzes Dominican racial and ethnic identity through an examination of music and music cultures.