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Eliza Letteney wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 6 years, 4 months ago
Graffiti Is A Bad LookI had a very familiar feeling in Johnson’s woods. I was reminded of the woods behind my town hall back in Wellesley, MA. There were little ponds […]
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bburke wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 6 years, 4 months ago
The Lone Survivor
In my class the Gilded Age, we are learning about how settlers created homes in the U.S. by chopping down trees and creating log cabins, I was […] -
Tom Tuten wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 4 months ago
For countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia that were threatened by the expansion of European Imperial powers, how they could protect their self determination and territorial integrity as peoples became an […]
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Joseph Kemp wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 4 months ago
The 1900s are the most notable years in history for modernization of less-developed countries. While this is true, the beginning of modernization in Japan started in their Kaei years, described as the period from […]
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Mia Stevens wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 years, 4 months ago
The article I read was about a woman run mezcal business called Yola Mezcal. The main focus of the article is Yola Jimenez, who started the company. She was born in Mexico City but her grandfather started […]
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Jonathan Velazquez wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 4 months ago
When reading through some of the third- and first-person accounts around 1900 for this week, I noticed that there was a pervasive necessity among elites and thinkers of the time to push for industrialized […]
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Alex Pollitt wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 4 months ago
There are many ways and means by which nations can modernize and adapt to rapidly changing times. However, While countries attempted and proposed different means of modernization throughout the discussed time […]
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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 years, 4 months ago
If you are curious, The Storm that Swept Mexico is a great documentary about the Mexican Revolution:
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Noah Golovan wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 4 months ago
From class discussions/lectures as well as the readings this week, one theme stuck out to me as we learned about different regions of the world and their experiences during the early 1900s. This theme had to do […]
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robby wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 4 months ago
Countries in Latin America saw the potential economic gain they could receive from the modernization of Western Europe and wanted to capitalize on it. They enjoyed the benefits brought by European nations and […]
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Kamron Knowlton wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 4 months ago
With the rise of modernization in both latin america and japan, it was interesting to see from both articles (Latin America pg 86, De-Asianization pg 131) that back then people thought those not taking part in […]
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Chandler Dewitt wrote a new post on the site MAKING OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 6 years, 4 months ago
As most historians seem to believe that modernization can happen in a blink of an eye, but as we read we now understand that modernization came at different times and had different outcomes. No country was […]
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ibuckley wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 6 years, 4 months ago
The Island What really struck me about Johnson’s woods was its location, its sense of place within the wider environment. For most of our drive, I st […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Blog Post #1: What I'd Like to Learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 4 months ago
The history of race, gender, and slavery in LA is my specialty, so I’m happy to talk through potential topic ideas. Come see me!
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Blog Post #1: What I'd Like to Learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 4 months ago
The role of women and the construction of gender in colonial LA is a great topic. I think you’ll enjoy our work on Sor Juana later this semester https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sor-Juana-Ines-de-la-Cruz, or […]
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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, 4 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, 4 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 […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Blog post #1: What I would like to learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 4 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, 4 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 […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Blog Post #1: What I would like to learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 4 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.
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