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Antuoine Hunt-Strong wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 3 months ago

From the first half of the lecture on Wednesday, the guest professor talked mainly about Germany in the 1900s. He specifically referred to the Rhinelands and Ruhr Valley region of Germany. These parts of Germany […]
Noah Golovan wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 3 months ago

Looking at lectures and readings from this week, one theme stuck out to me. As regions started to modernize, there were periods of rapid urbanization. Due to this urbanization, there was much instance of the […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Question, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

Great topic that will let you consider colonialism, resistance, and the creation of new hybrid cultural spaces. I’d start by narrowing to focus on a particular region/time period. Let me know what you’re […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Research, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

I think this is an interesting topic. Carolyn Dean has a short article that would be a great place to start: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=26518585&site=ehost-live
Kamron Knowlton wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 3 months ago

Through much of the readings and lectures, particulary on todays reading ” Race-Making and Colonial Violence in the U.S. Empire” you get a sense of imperilaism being justified or even caused by nationalism. To […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Potential Research Topic, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

This is such a great topic! We’ll do some related reading (which you can mine for ideas) when we read another chapter from Bauer on “Contact Goods” in another week. You can pick a geographic area / foodstuff to focus on.
Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Idea, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

This is a great topic to explore. Let me know if you’d like to focus on some of the material culture mentioned when we start reading the Victors and Vanquished. Or you might look at this for some inspiration: […]
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Chandler Dewitt wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 3 months ago

This week in class we revolved our lectures around the idea of innovation and the expansion of certain countries. Throughout the lectures we learned that where the money can be earned is where the people will […]
Mark Wilson wrote a new post on the site Nonsense! (And Why it is so Popular) 6 years, 3 months ago

Our topic this week is a popular one: psychic phenomena. Let’s start with a review of the whole psychic thing with a Wikipedia summary. Note that the concept is very broad, from self-proclaimed prophets to […]
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Zachary Milko wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

Overall, the class discussion of the day was focused on Brazil and the Caribbean. This included particular analysis and discussion of 3 primary groups. These groups are the Taino and the Arawack, which are from […]
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Andrew Williams wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

I’m interested in doing a research project on the military history of the new world. In particular, I would like to explore the material culture of war and warfare in one of the mesoamerican empires.
Eliott W wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 years, 3 months ago

We start off class today with Prof. Holt asking the class about our weekends and making a comment about the party on the green; mentioning how Wooster is a small town and it’s not hard to hear things. Prof. Ho […]
Rita wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 years, 3 months ago

On September 8, 2019, the remains of an estimated four individuals were found buried under a bathroom in the house of the former Paraguayan rightwing dictator Alfredo Stroessner. Local authorities subsequently […]
Miki R. wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

So far this semester, I have been intrigued by the effect of European colonization on Native people’s perception towards their use of crops, agriculture, and eating habits. Obviously, we have seen how native […]
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