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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 10 months ago
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 […]
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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 years, 10 months ago
Please join us for the inaugural Hayden Schilling Lecture, a talk by the distinguished historian, Susan Grayzel, on women’s experience in the First World War. The event, open to the public, will take place on T […]
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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 10 months ago
Please join us for the inaugural Hayden Schilling Lecture, a talk by the distinguished historian, Susan Grayzel, on women’s experience in the First World War. The event, open to the public, will take place on T […]
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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 6 years, 10 months ago
If you are curious, The Storm that Swept Mexico is a great documentary about the Mexican Revolution:
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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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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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Katie Holt commented on the post, What I Want to Learn This Semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 10 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 […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, What I want to learn this semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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: […]
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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, 10 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 […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, What I'd Like to Learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 10 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 […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, What I'd like to learn, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 10 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.
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Katie Holt commented on the post, What I'd like to learn this semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 10 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 […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, What I Want to Learn This Semester, on the site Colonial Latin America 6 years, 10 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 […]
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