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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 4 years, 7 months ago
I write to pass on in formation about an event of interest to Global & International Studies students:
Next Monday, September 30th, recent alumna Lauren Gilliss (an International Relations major from the […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Potential Research Question, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
This is a very important historical question, and one that makes sense for your double major! Think about how to focus/narrow for your slideshow. I hope the Grafton was useful!
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Potential Research Question (First Idea), on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
This is an excellent idea. Given how short your slideshow will be, I’d pick one of these dramas to focus on. Let me know if I can help with resources.
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Question, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
Looking at trade networks and Mesoamerican societies is a great topic. Given the short nature of this project, I think that you’re smart to focus on a single trade good. Which sound most interesting to you?
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Potential research question, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
This is a great topic, and I love the way you’re building on your interests. Chinampas might be a great place to start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinampa
Or for maize, look here: […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Interests, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
Excellent, Abby! These are some great ideas. Looking at the lives of female religious in the Andes might be a good way to unite your interests here. One of the bios in Kathleen Ann Myers’ Neither Saints Nor […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Research, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
Very interesting, Luca! I’d start with this Library of Congress exhibit for a quick overview: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/columbus.html
Or you might enjoy Matthew Restall’s Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Research, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
This is a good topic, and I think you’ll find a lot to draw on as we start reading Victors and Vanquished next week. There are more and more translations of Nahua texts available.
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Student Research, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
A study of some aspect of Inca religion would be a great project. This overview might give you some ideas about where to start. Let me know what is most interesting to you, and we’ll move forward. […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Potential Research, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
Music is a great way to explore cultural change and hybrid identities. What instrument/musical style most interests you?
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Research, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
Mapuche cultural resistance and autonomy is a great topic.
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Question Ideas, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
This is a great research question! Take a look at the intro/early documents in the Haitian Revolution primary source reader we’re reading at the end of the semester to get started. Or for a legal perspective, […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Ideas, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
The history of cartography is a great idea! There are some great articles to get you started here: https://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/HOC/HOC_V3_Pt1/Volume3_Part1.html
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Blog Post, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
You’ll have a lot of great sources for Aztec / Spanish military encounters this week in class. Make sure you’re not posing your question as a counterfactual, but instead thinking about what role the support of […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Question Idea, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
This is a great question, if you focus on the growth of local anti-colonial movements in the years leading up to independence. Your next step is to focus on a particular geographical region/independence movement. […]
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Katie Holt commented on the post, Research Question, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
I’d like to encourage you to move forward with the Argentine question: I think you’ll get more out of your research, and enjoy it more, if you pick a topic that is personally meaningful to you.
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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
I write to share an announcement from Dr. Navarro-Farr about her upcoming research presentation “Archaeology Beyond our Imagining: Sustainable Practices inside the Maya Biosphere Reserve” on Thursday, September 26 […]
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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 4 years, 7 months ago
I write to share an announcement from Dr. Navarro-Farr about her upcoming research presentation “Archaeology Beyond our Imagining: Sustainable Practices inside the Maya Biosphere Reserve” on Thursday, September 26 […]
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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
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Katie Holt wrote a new post on the site Latin American Revolutions 4 years, 7 months ago
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