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In my opinion, the meeting of the Spaniards with present day Latin America was a coincidence that later ensued terror.As stated in the lecture video, the Spaniards were not the first people to encounter the Americas. However, they were the ones that ca... read full post >>

Reading the journal on Christopher Columbus was interesting because it was the first time that I was exposed to a journal written by historically famous person. The journal includes events that occurred to him and his crews from the beginning of sailing to return to Spain. Christopher Columbus is famous for discovering a new place […] read full post >>

The second reading by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala is shown to be an interesting perspective on the Spanish victory over the Incas in what is now called Peru. The reading also provides a detailed progression on why so many men went to the new world and how they were able to succeeded in conquest so […] read full post >>

The Reading the journal of Christopher Columbus was (to say the least) a interesting read. When it comes to historical views on the man, there are two popular conceptions, the hero or villain. The hero approach sees Columbus as a brave man that sail the ocean to lead to the founding of nations to come. The […] read full post >>

Reading the journal of Christopher Columbus was valuable and, in my opinion, critical to understanding the establishment of the New World. Although his account of the events reinforced my understanding of Columbus as a greedy and lousy person, it allowed me to see his actions has purely ignorant and unintentional. Columbus saw himself as a […] read full post >>

For deciding what best and worst videos, I believe that the video on “Towards an Uncertain Future” and “Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire” are the best ones. This is because both of these videos used various contents such as pictures, media and words from experts. For instance, the video on “Towards an Uncertain Future” had a […] read full post >>

Best Videos The Colonial Experience The music and variety of pictures conveyed a high amount of effort and organization. The images correlated perfectly with the content and even provided a little humour. Additionally, they added to my understanding of the content. Everything was abundantly clear. Furthermore, the music added a Colonial setting and essentially immersing … Continue reading Video Reviews read full post >>

Overall I was rather impressed with the calibre of the films! There was generally lots of good visuals and interesting archival footage. Why are they so good? Where is all of this film editing knowledge coming from? The bar is set high if you ask me. If I’m honest it feels a bit harsh to […] read full post >>

Hello! My name is Salia Joseph, I have never made a blog before and computers and I are often at odds, so please bare with me. A little bit about me, I’m in my final year of the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program. I’m from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh nation, and am interested in Indigenous women’s studies […] read full post >>

After viewing last year’s student videos, I now have formulated different ideas and have a better understanding of what to do when the task is ours. I have stolen ideas that I believe will create a  nice video and have ditched some that I think will deter a video. The two videos I found most […] read full post >>