Publications
Refereed Articles
¿Hablas español? Launching a Spanish-Language Insert at a Small Student Newspaper
Hettinga, K., Wigginton, S., & Seales, L. “¿Hablas español? Launching a Spanish-language insert at a small student newspaper.” Refereed Conference Proceeding. Fifth World Journalism Education Congress, Paris, France.
A Comparative Analysis of How the Framing of the Jus Soli Doctrine Affects Immigrant Inclusion into a National Identity
Middleton, R.T., IV. & Wigginton, S. (2012). A Comparative Analysis of How the Framing of the Jus Soli Doctrine Affects Immigrant Inclusion into a National Identity, with R.T. Middleton. Temple Political and Civil Rights Review, 21 (2), 521-542.
Banning, Becoming, and Being Black in the Dominican Republic: How attitudes about “Blackness” are reflected in education policy and reform
Wigginton, S. (2006). Banning, becoming and being black in the Dominican Republic: How attitudes about blackness are reflected in education policy and reform. In R. Kirkland & D. Namala (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies, 172-179. Carson, California: PCCLAS Secretariat- California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Character or caricature: representations of Blackness in Dominican social science textbooks
Wigginton, S. (2005). Character or caricature: Representations of blackness in Dominican social science textbooks, Race, Ethnicity and Education, 8 (2), 191-211.
Hispanidad as Ethnic Myth and the Anti-Haiti Nation: An Ethno-Symbolic Approach to Understanding Dominican Identity
Wigginton, S. (2006). Hispanidad as ethnic myth and the anti-Haitian nation: An ethno-symbolic approach to understanding Dominican identity, PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association, 10, 51-60.
The Interconnected Challenges and Dangers Faced by Haitian and Haitian-Descended Youth in the Dominican Republic.
Middleton, R. T., IV. & Wigginton, S. (2018). The Interconnected Challenges and Dangers Faced by Haitian and Haitian-Descended Youth in the Dominican Republic. In R. T. Middleton, IV (Ed.), Unequal Protection of the Law: The Rights of Citizens and Non-Citizens in Comparative Perspective. St. Paul, MN: West Academic.
The Color of Citizenship in the Dominican Republic: Chronicling Blackness Through Education, Policy, and Reform
Wigginton, S. (2007). The Color of citizenship in the Dominican Republic: Chronicling Blackness Through Education, Policy and Reform. In A. Morris & M. Parker (Eds.), Celebrations and Connections in Hispanic Literature, 40-47. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Unmastering the Script
Education, Critical Race Theory, and the Struggle to Reconcile the Haitian Other in Dominican Identity.
Written by Sheridan Wigginton, PhD. and Richard T. Middleton IV, Unmastering the Script examines how school curriculum–based representations of Dominican identity navigate black racial identity, its relatedness to Haiti, and the culturally entrenched pejorative image of the Haitian Other in Dominican society.
Other Academic Writing
Interview with Blas Jiménez
Wigginton, S. (2000). Interview with Blas Jiménez, PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin American Research Association, 4, 90-92.
“Dominican Cultures: The Making of a Caribbean Society” by Bernardo Vega, Translated by Christine Ayorinde
Wigginton, S. (2009). Review of the book Dominican Cultures: The Making of a Caribbean Society by Bernado Vega, Editor. Journal of Haitian Studies, 15 (1&2), 409-412.
“Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola” by Michele Walker
Wigginton, S. (2003). Review of the book Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola by Michele Wucker. Journal of Haitian Studies, 9 (2), 181-184.