Site-Wide Activity

It seems the biggest fault that historians of this time period run into is assuming that there is one unifying effort of modernization across the globe. Almost as if there was a tide wave reminiscent of the 2012 […]

We will start our week with the last half of the Behind the Curve documentary, finish our discussions of the framework for distinguishing science from pseudoscience, and then launch into conspiracy […]

Have No Fear the Insects Were There When I first got to Johnson’s Woods, I was impressed by how “woody” the area was. One of the first things I wanted to do once I separated from […]

An important motif of modernizing or potentially modernizing countries at the turn of the 20th century is the sense of nationalist duty that certain writers and intellectuals seem to impart in their descriptions […]

Johnson's Woods TripI have been to Spangler Park many times since arriving at the College of Wooster my freshman year. Until our trip to Johnson’s Woods, I had […]

Johnsons woodsI like trees.  Beach trees. The bark is smoother than most pillows I’ve come across. I don’t begrudge kids either for marking up beach trees. […]

In today’s class, we focused primarily on Mesoamerica, the Aztecs, the Mayan people, and the question of gender in engraved stone tablets. For clarification, professor Holt explained how the Mayan empire peaked […]

We began class with a few questions about the primary source essay, some notes about that:

When quoting Spanish sources, it is not necessary to translate anything from the quote itself.
You’re welcome (and […]

Great discussion today!

I’m writing to share the Pro Publica article on challenges to African American land rights in Carteret County, NC that I mentioned in class. I think it provides another perspective on […]

The Oak GroveOne of my favourite places to be outside and in “nature” is on a blanket in the middle of the Oak Grove, which is where I am currently writing […]

SUMMARY/QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION: After completing the Map Quiz at the beginning of class we were given a brief presentation about the widespread death of bees (500 million in three months) in Brazil due to […]

Can I Just say that I hate mosquitoesThe standing water is murky–a tan-grey color–and water striders tap along the surface. I could tell that I was approaching water before I […]

Today’s class was guided by three questions: What kind of evidence can we use to analyze pre-Columbus Latin America?, What is material culture and how can we use it as evidence?, and How did the local […]

Just north of Lima, Peru, around 140 bodies of children between the ages of five and 14 were discovered. Next to many of the children were around 200 llamas. The site of this archeological discovery is called […]

During this semester there are some specific topics I’d like to learn. One of the main ones that interests me is the military conquest of the Europeans and how the natives fought back. Perhaps we’d learn more […]

This semester, I want to gain a better baseline understanding of Latin America before, during, and after the arrival of European imperialists. Thus far, I have noticed that history courses tend to somewhat […]