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One idea for a research question that I have is “How did French and Spanish colonizers in Colonial Hispaniola create differing conceptions of race?” I believe that this question is important to understanding […]

A topic that I am interested in is the Mapuche in modern day Chile.  I am curious about the conflict between the Mapuche and the Spanish settlers turned Chileans.  One possible research question could be, what i […]

A potential research question : How did music shape the development of culture in Latin America?

I have always wondered about the impact music has had on history in different parts of the world. I enjoy music […]

A topic that I am interested in is the Mapuche in modern day Chile.  I am curious about the conflict between the Mapuche and the Spanish settlers turned Chileans.  One possible research question could be, what i […]

A topic that I am interested in is the Mapuche in modern day Chile.  I am curious about the conflict between the Mapuche and the Spanish settlers turned Chileans.  One possible research question could be, what i […]

While reading through the recent sources that have been shared, I have learned so much more about the smaller tribes in the Latin America area. One topic that really catches my eye was the way the Incas and Aztec […]

I think an interesting research topic for me would be what were the thoughts of Native Americans with the arrival of the Europeans? We often hear the explorer’s viewpoint but not the Native Americans’. I would […]

Knights in the SilurianKnights Hallow is a beautiful little refuge on the north side of the College of Wooster campus. For the very short walk, trees surround you and […]

I think that one research topic that would be really interesting to study would be about Christopher Columbus as a person, his effects on Latin America, and how he is portrayed today. I think that it would be […]

One area of research I am interested in is how colonization impacted gender roles in Latin America, specifically in the Andes. In our book we read that before colonization women and men in the Andes had separate […]

What influence has the colonial era of Argentina had on modern day Argentinian society (culture, politics, language, values)?

I think this question in important to our understanding of colonial latin america, […]

In Honduras, large numbers of postpartum mothers have been forced to sleep on the floors in the General South Hospital.  According to the article, “la falta de espacio en el albergue materno que tiene el Hospital […]

I think one potential research question that I would possibly like to follow is how the colonization of Latin America changed the environment. I think this is important to study because this time period of […]

I am interested in ancient trade networks within prehispanic Mesoamerica. A question I might want to investigate is: how did the interconnectedness or disconnectedness of trade affect relations between ancient […]

One of the research avenues I am toying with pursuing is to review colonial Latin American conquest dramas such as The End of Atau Wallpa and The Loa for the Auto Sacramental of The Divine Narcissus. How do these […]

One potential research question I am interested in is as follows: What were the primary modes of thought in the late Middle Ages and how were non-European peoples and places described in literature?

This […]

By popular request, here is some more information on Inca masonry and architecture.  The first is a quick, popular overview from the Ancient History Encyclopedia that describes Inca use of stones and bronze tools […]

On Friday, September 6th, Class began with another quick overview of the Primary Source Essay,  due on Moodle at the beginning of class next Friday, where Professor Holt reiterated the usefulness of Zotero (For […]

A wild ExplorationAs a busy and sleep-deprived college student I write this piece from a study room in Lowry; the room is cold with stagnant air surrounded by […]