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Shahroz Zaman wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 5 months ago

Throughout this week, via our lectures and readings we have been focusing mostly on Africa as a continent and the catastrophic changes brought about by European colonialism. We examined the dramatic effects the […]
Paris Stirrat wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 5 months ago

Africa is a very good example of what happens when decolonization occurs the right way, as well as the wrong. By 1963 all of Africa was independent of European rule, Rhodesia is the only exception (Lecture). […]
Alex Pollitt wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 5 months ago

This weeks reading and lectures included primary themes of the decolonization in Africa, imperialism, and the overarching racist views of Africa itself.

Europe and other western powers had a lot of influence on […]
Noah Golovan wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 5 months ago

I think that Africa is a fantastic region to really expose the motives and feelings towards imperialism that Europeans had. With East Asia, in my opinion, more cut off from the western world, Africa was seen as […]
Andrew S commented on the post, Sources and Ideas, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 5 months ago

This is a really interesting topic. I like your primary source. I think it would be very interesting to compare that map to a current day map to see the differences in the depiction of the Americas.
Jaz commented on the post, Revised Research Idea, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 5 months ago

I think this is really interesting. However, I would urge you to look beyond the traditional types of acceptable sources and find an image to analyze or another type of performative source.
Jaz commented on the post, Narrowed Research Idea, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 5 months ago

Miki, this is a cool idea. I think your sources are varied and I would be interested to see if you could find any primary source documents from indigenous people about their own food. Additionally, are you looking […]
Antuoine Hunt-Strong wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 5 months ago

From this weeks readings and lectures, there were main themes of the racist nature of representations of Africa and the different experiences of decolonization. The racist nature of representations of Africa, […]
Kamron Knowlton wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 5 months ago

Africa was and still is an interesting subject in which historical events are greatly affect by outside sources such as european and other western powers. Large imperialism colonization movements took place where […]
Stacey Sam wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 5 months ago

The Scramble for Africa in the late 1880s was as a result of an economic triggering. Europeans were looking into expanding their markets and becoming wealthy which largely came from the effect of the Industrial […]
Morgan Carson wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 5 months ago

In class on Tuesaday September 23, we covered the two versions of conquest, with Three different perspectives. The reading was from the Florentine Codex, writings from Bernel Diaz and Hernàn Cortez. One being […]
Joseph wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 years, 5 months ago

Professor Holt began class today by handing out the midterm review packet and explaining key points of the exam. The main goals she defined for the midterm were for us to show our development as historians, […]
Lillian Dunning wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 5 months ago

Many issues that plague Africa today are the result of decades of imperialism, exploitation and misrepresentation of the continent. To begin, too often the entire African continent is discussed and analyzed as one […]
Elena wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 years, 5 months ago

This article focused on the border wall in Lima, Peru. The concrete wall divides the cities rich and poor. The building of the wall began in 1985 carving through the rugged terrain. This wall was built to […]
Mark Wilson wrote a new post on the site Nonsense! (And Why it is so Popular) 6 years, 5 months ago

The United States has a long tradition of anti-evolution activism, almost all of it based in fundamentalist Christianity. Welcome to my world. I’ve been teaching and studying evolution all my professional life and […]
Jaz commented on the post, Revised Research, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

I think this question is interesting! I would encourage you to include current theories on indigenous feminism and see what you come up with. I actually have a lot of information about Caribbean feminisms if you […]
Andrew S wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

For my research project, I want to study the conflict between the Mapuche and Spanish/Chileans. One possible focus point is the role of the Mapuche in the Chilean civil war between 1819-1825. My primary source ( […]
Rachel Tomei wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

How were women forced to adapt to traditionally European Christian gender roles in colonial Mesoamerica? How can looking at the tradition of nunneries and Christian girls education help answer this […]
N Praml commented on the post, Research: Christopher Columbus effects on the New World and a comparison of how he was depicted then versus now, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

This is a great idea. I like how you will be tying in contemporary perspectives on Columbus and contrasting them with his actual deeds and worldview. I don’t know if it would be helpful when considering European […]
N Praml commented on the post, Updated Research Question, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

This topic is really interesting, Abby. I think it is important to examine how people adopt new belief systems after coming into contact with a colonial power, since it represents the latter’s desire for authority […]
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