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Mark Wilson wrote a new post on the site Nonsense! (And Why it is so Popular) 6 years, 6 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 […]
N Praml commented on the post, Revised research idea: Aztec midwifery and birth, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

This is a really interesting topic that I think will make a great slideshow, especially since you are focusing on the experiences of women. Their voices are often silenced in historical records, so your research […]
Matt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

Although I have not completely narrowed down my selection, I have minor changes in mind for the project. Instead of doing just the native perspective, I could compare and contrast Aztec and European ideas on many […]
Miki R. wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

I would like to focus on how the gastronomy of indigenous Latin American communities were impacted by the enforcement of European norms and ideas surrounding cuisine, health, morality, and other elements of […]
Aleks Kowalchuk wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

I’m still not 100% decided on my question, however, I know the topic is going to include the use of cartography in this era of colonialism. My list of sources isn’t final, but I’ve been looking at using the […]
Jake Cohen wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

Diving deeper into the topic of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, I want to specifically look at indigenous population help. Whether this be through Dona Marina or other tribes helping to overthrow the Aztecs. I […]
Abby wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

After looking at sources and briefly discussing my project with Professor Holt, I have decided that I would like to focus on religious women in the Andes. I have found many sources that detail life in convents in […]
Zachary Milko wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

Research question : How did music shape the development of culture in Latin America?

Primary Source:

I found an example of Colonial Latin American Music but I had trouble finding any other type of primary […]
Emma Cotter wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

Since my last post, I have not changed my research question. It remains: “How did French and Spanish colonizers in Colonial Hispaniola create differing conceptions of race?” This question is significant bec […]
Katrina C wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

I have revised my research idea to encompass the general history of yerba maté in colonial Latin America, rather than just in Argentina because I think that might have been too specific (I was struggling to find […]
Morgan Carson wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

Often when reading the Europeans reports of the Aztecs, they are betrayed as kind people. Until the idea of religion is brought in to play, where the Aztecs are viewed as “horrible and abominable” people. Often […]
Luca Napora wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

I would like to study Christopher Columbus as a person, his effects on Latin America, and how he is portrayed today. I think that it would be fascinating to delve into him as a person, which would illustrate the […]
Brooks Holcomb wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

My research will focus on the independence movements in the viceroyalties of New Granada and Peru leading up to, during and following the Napoleonic Wars and the invasion of Spain in Europe. I want to mostly focus […]
Keara wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

For my research, I think I would like to research Aztec birth and midwifery. This is a topic that has fascinated me for a long time and something that I think will be interesting as well as being something more […]
Jaz wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 6 months ago

My research will explore the ways in which historical events are recorded, and how the Indigenous peoples in Latin America performed colonialism in the form of conquest dramas. I will be analyzing the play The End […]
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