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The Dominican Republic in the 20th Century
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The Big Read continues at Scotch Plains Public Library on February 28th, with the first of a series of lectures designed to provide context and richer understanding of the book the community will read and discuss, In the Time of the Butterflies, by Julia Alvarez. At 7:00 PM, Thursday, February 28, Jahaira Arias of Rutgers University, will focus on the period of Dominican history in which the real-life events which Alvarez fictionalized took place, including the prelude to, and aftermath of General Trujillo’s 30-year dicatorship, which ended in 1961. She will also entertain questions from attendees. Her talk will lay the groundwork for reading, future book discussions, and more lectures by historians, educators and writers. Jahaira Arias is a seventh year doctoral student in the department of History at Rutgers University. She specializes in the history of Latin America and is interested in the politics of race, nation, region and gender in the Caribbean. The Big Read is managed by Arts Midwest. Scotch Plains is one of 78 communities nationwide participating in the current Big Read.
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