Abstract
Much research concerning the Dominican Republic and baseball focuses on globalization. In acknowledging the importance of such research, this study contributes a particular understanding of sport in a rural heterogeneous community, by addressing landscape and place identity. Villa Ascension and Caraballo are adjacent rural communities in the northern Puerto Plata Province. Currently there exists one usable sports space, designated as a football field, where Haitian residents practice football. Although this landscape is representative of Haitian identity, this designation transcends common sporting landscapes in the Dominican Republic, where Haitians typically use baseball fields to recreate.
Original language | English |
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Journal | International Review for the Sociology of Sport |
Early online date | 21 Feb 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- sport
- rural area
- Dominican Republic
- baseball
- place identity