Gazcue in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Carlos Andújar
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2018
1. Carlos Andújar Marker
Profesor superior, miembro de la Academia de Ciencias de la República Dominicana, ex director del Museo del Hombre Dominicano y del Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Antropológicas de la Universidad de Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Su especialidad abarca estudios socio-históricos y antropológicos de la sociedad dominicana y el Caribe. Sus investigaciones sobre identidad cultural, religiosidad popular y africana en el contexto dominicano son referente en el ámbito caribeño.
Carlos Andújar ha sido investigador de fuentes orales, encargado de divulgación del departamento de investigación del Archivo General de la Nación, y coordinador de Programas Culturales del Centro León. Entre sus libros, sobresalen Presencia negra en Santo Domingo, identidad cultural
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2018
2. Carlos Andújar Marker
The marker can be seen here to the right in this view, with the Museum of the Dominican People (Museo del Hombre Dominicano) in the distance to the left.
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A Senior professor, member of the Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic, former director of the Museum of the Dominican People and the Dominican Institute of Anthropological Research of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo. His specialty includes socio-historical and anthropological studies of Dominican society and the Caribbean. His research on cultural identity and popular and African religiosity in the Dominican context forms a reference in the Caribbean.
Carlos Andújar has been a researcher of oral sources, in charge of dissemination of the research department of the General Archive of the Nation, and coordinator of Cultural Programs at the León Center. Some of his best books include: Black presence in Santo Domingo, cultural identity and popular religiosity; On culture and society; On the path of the word. To these are also added: Meditations on culture; Dialogues crossed with dominicanicity; Anthropological notes; Dreams of love and demarcation; Caribbean themes and other writings.
Erected 2017 by 20a Feria Internacional del Libro, Santo Domingo.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 2010.
Location. 18° 28.365′ N, 69° 54.468′ W. Marker is in Gazcue, Distrito Nacional, in Santo Domingo. Marker can be reached from Avenida Pedro Henríquez de Ureña just east of Calle Benito Juárez, on the right when traveling east. The marker is some meters northeast of the Museum of the Dominican People (Museo del Hombre Dominicano). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gazcue, Distrito Nacional 10205, Dominican Republic. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sebastián Lemba (within shouting distance of this marker); Rafael González Tirado (within shouting distance of this marker); Friar Bartolomé de las Casas (within shouting distance of this marker); Juan Pablo Duarte (within shouting distance of this marker); Enriquillo (within shouting distance of this marker); Black Jack (within shouting distance of this marker); Pedro Conde Sturla (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hugo Estrella Guzmán (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gazcue.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
