13 research outputs found
Pulsed bias effect on crystallinity and nano-roughness of Ti6Al4V-N films deposited by grid assisted magnetron sputtering system
Why the cocks trade: what a transnational art market can reveal about cross-border relations
In the streets of Santo Domingo, Haitian and Dominican paintings are sold side-by-side, usually by Haitian dealers attracted to their neighbourâs much larger tourist market. They are easy to tell apart, for the Haitian paintings generally conform to the naĂŻf style, whereas the Dominican paintings feature rural scenes or TaĂŻno designs. The cultural differences in the designs of the paintings, and their appeal to foreign tourists rather than Dominicans, lend support to decades of scholarship describing DominicanâHaitian relations as being built upon nationalism and notions of racial difference, as well as the âexoticâ appeal that the Caribbean holds for tourists. However, this scholarship falls short of providing a holistic account of DominicanâHaitian relations because it sidelines the crucially important role of trade â historically and contemporaneously â in structuring them. In this article, I reinterpret the history and contemporary nature of art markets in Hispaniola to argue that market relations should be considered alongside symbolic representations when assessing transnational identity politics
Energetic particle irradiation study of TiN coatings:are these films appropriate for accident tolerant fuels?
Social, Human and Positive Psychological Capital in the Labour Market Re-integration of People Deported to the Dominican Republic
More than six million people have been deported from the United States since 1996. The Dominican Republic is one of the top ten countries to which deportees are sent. Most scholarship on deportation focuses on the challenges deportees face post-deportation. There is also a long history of scholarship on how migrants draw from social, human and financial capital to integrate into host societies. This article thus asks what forms of capital are useful for deporteesâ re-integration and focuses on the forms of capital deportees draw from to survive in the aftermath of deportation. An analysis of 60 in-depth interviews with Dominican deportees reveals how deporteesâ combination of limited human capital, fractured social capital and positive psychological capital assists in their re-integration. Results also show that access to employment is not only an important step in social and economic integration, but that it also helps deportees to achieve emotional stability