Jon Breitenbucher

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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

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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 […]

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” […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]