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Katie Holt commented on the post, Colonial Latin America 2019: Gaining Insights in Theatrical Traditions, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

So many great potential research projects here! And I’d love to hear Dr. Noriega’s ideas for colonial-era projects for you to explore.
On theater and performance, one place I’d start would be Dillon’s New World […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Student Research: Early Trade Networks, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

Colonial trade networks would be a great research topic (and you can narrow from there). You might look at our readings on colonial trade later in the semester, or I can point you to some of the work on trade […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Blog post #1: What I would like to learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

Reading your post, I have some great suggestions for research topics!
If you’re interested in looking at syncretism and the creation of new forms of religious practice, you could look at things like Candomblé […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Blog Post 1: What I want to learn about Latin America, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

Great – I hope you’re enjoying our discussion so far (and are excited about our work for the coming weeks). Come see me and we’ll talk about designing a research project that lets you focus on a particular area […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Blog Post #1: What I would like to learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

Great! As you know, the diversity of peoples and cultures in Latin America is a real focus our readings and discussions. Come see me and we can talk about developing a research project that fits your interests.
Katie Holt commented on the post, What I Want to Learn This Semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

I think that the Tupac Amaru II revolt would be a great topic for a research project! Take a look: https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bastidas-micaela-1745-1781

I […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, What I want to learn this semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

I hope you have lots of opportunities to make connections between our discussions and Dr. Medina’s course.
Come see me, and we can talk about Argentina-related ideas for your research project, OR you can also […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, What I Would Like to Learn this Semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

I love to see the sophisticated connections you’re making between your courses!
As you’re looking at research project ideas, think about Casta Paintings as a lens to colonial ideas of race and racial “mixture” […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, Blog Post: What I'd Like to Learn This Semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

If you’d like to work on a revolutionary movement, I think you’ll enjoy our work on the Haitian Revolution later in the semester. You might also be interested in researching Father Hidalgo: […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, What I want to learn most about this semester In Colonial Latin American History, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

As you start to think about your research project, I think you might enjoy working on something related to. the Haitian Revolution (which we’ll study in detail at the end of the semester), or another revolutionary […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, What I'd Like to Learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

Perfect! I think you will really enjoy our work with Schwartz’ primary source reader in the coming weeks – this collection does a great job of highlighting multiple perspectives. Come see me during office hours […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, What I'd like to learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

I applaud your desire to examine cultural syncretism in your research project. As our reading of Bauer shows, analysis of material culture can be a powerful way to shift our focus to look at agency and cultural resistance.
Katie Holt commented on the post, What I'd like to learn this semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

Military technology is an interesting research topic. I think you’ll really enjoy our analysis of Cortes in Mexico, which incorporates primary sources from a large variety of perspectives. Keep an eye out for […]
Katie Holt commented on the post, What I Want to Learn This Semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

I’d be happy to help you work towards a research project that studies some aspect of indigenous culture. The first step would be to narrow to a particular group, and then decide what most interests you. We’ve […]
Morgan Carson wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 3 months ago

A big part of the American experience is saying who is a true native in the area, with Latin American history is a huge argument torse what communities have been there the longest. With recent studies showing that […]
Andrew Baeder wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 3 months ago

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 […]
Mark Wilson wrote a new post on the site Nonsense! (And Why it is so Popular) 6 years, 3 months ago

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 […]
Maggie wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 6 years, 3 months ago

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 […]
Don Reeves wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 3 months ago

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 […]
mpeticca20 wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 6 years, 3 months ago

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 […]
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