Class in Colonial Latin America

Go to "Castas"  Read the summary and examine the images.  What do these comments and images reflect about Spanish attitudes and life in colonial Latin America?  Post you response as a comment to this post.

"Killing Fields" Reflection

We've spent a good portion of class time talking about Cambodia and the genocide carried out by the Khmer Rouge.  Use your notes to write a reflection on this topic.  Your reflection must demonstrate understanding of the geo-political and socio-historical issues that contributed to this horrific event.  It might also be helpful to relate this to other topics/events studied this year.

Reflection - Partition

Identify and evaluate the causes and consequences of the partition of India.  Be sure to identify course themes in your response (ex. imperialism, agency, interdependence, globalization, etc.)

Reflection - Nationalism in South Asia

Discuss the positive and negative impacts of nationalism in South Asia.  Specifically, consider religious fundamentalism, militancy, and communal violence in the post-partition subcontinent.

Reflection - Gandhi

Discuss  Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violent resistance to British rule.  What were the tactics used? What was the purpose for those tactics? How effective were they?

Thesis - Sino-Japanese Relations

Since 1894, the ownership of the Senkaku islands has been a matter of dispute, and as a result, Sino-Japanese relations have grown increasingly tense over the past three years; China and Japan need to resolve their differences and look to the future in order to prevent regional war breaking out.

Thesis- Chikungunya

Though the Chikungunya virus originated in Africa, it has spread to various countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, which is a threat to global tourism; now in the Americas, Chikungunya is becoming a virus that can be contracted locally, instead of just a virus caught in a foreign land; this is a problem because it is very hard to contain mosquitos, the carriers of the virus, so the best worldwide response to the Chikungunya virus would be to try and eliminate as many mosquitos as possible.

Thesis- Boko Haram in Nigeria

The actions of Boko Haram in Nigeria have widened the social gap between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, as well as forced the government to take actions against an internal force; the media coverage encourages Boko Haram to continue their terrorism and the international community needs to put an end to these actions in Nigeria in order to prevent the expansion of Boko Haram outside of Nigeria.

Thesis- Hong Kong Protest

The protests in Hong Kong are a necessary part of their history in their transition to rule by China from their special history of being rued by the British Empire.

Thesis-Afghanistan

There are numerous religious and historical causes to the Afghanistan war that in turn present multiple consequences regarding the social, economic, and political fabric of Afghanistan and the neighboring states.