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2. The Meeting of Two Worlds

2. The Meeting of Two Worlds

Week 2 lecture (video)

Posted in Lecture Videos, Week 2 Lecture | Tagged with allegory, C15th, C16th, colonization, Columbus, conquest, history, Las Casas, literature, myth, narrative, representation, Todorov

1492: The Ethics of Spanish Imperialism and Europe’s Modern Identity

Out of all of the points covered in the lecture video this week, the topic I found most interesting was the question concerning whether or not Christopher Columbus should be considered a villain or a hero when comparing his exploratory feats to that of the events that resulted from them. Much of what I have …

Continue reading “1492: The Ethics of Spanish Imperialism and Europe’s Modern Identity”

Posted in Blogs, Week 2 | Tagged with 'European self', 1492, aztec, Columbus, european, indigenous rights, Meeting of Two Worlds, Todorov

The Meeting of Two Worlds III

The Meeting of Two Worlds III

video by Angela Pope, Ishan Gill, Deone Young, and Francisco Botero

Posted in Student Videos - 2016, Week 2 Videos | Tagged with Columbus, indigeneity, Todorov

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