Tag: Juan Ponce-Vázquez

Fall Edition of Historically Speaking Now Available

November 13, 2018

We are please to announce that the Fall 2018 edition of Historically Speaking is now in print and on its way to faculty, students, alumni, and friends of the Department of History at The University of Alabama. An electronic version of the current issue is available at this link for those who can’t wait for the postman to deliver the hard copy version! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this publication, especially the members of the department’s Communications Committee: Drs. Sarah Steinbock-Pratt, Juan Ponce-Vazquez, Holly […]

Assistant Professor Juan Ponce-Vázquez Appears on Historias Podcast

September 4, 2018

Assistant Professor Juan Ponce-Vázquez was interviewed by Historias, the podcast of the Southeastern Conference of Latin American Studies, this week. Professor Ponce-Vázquez discuss his research on smuggling in the seventeenth century Spanish Caribbean, as well as his writing strategies for finishing the first book, the value of social media, work-life balance, and what lays on his research horizon. The complete podcast is available the SECOLAS website.

Our New Department Newsletter, Historically Speaking, Now Available!

October 10, 2017

We are pleased to announce that issue number one of Historically Speaking is now in print and on its way to faculty, students, alumni, and friends of the Department of History at The University of Alabama. Our intention is to produce and send print copies of the newsletter each fall and another, electronic version, each spring. An electronic version of the current issue is available at for those who can’t wait for the postman to deliver the hard copy version! […]

J. Michael Francis Speaks With Department About Indians, Europeans, and Africans in Florida Before 1603

March 7, 2017

Dr. J. Michael Francis, Hough Family Chair of Florida Studies at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg, spoke to a group of faculty and students last week in a lecture entitled “Before Jamestown: Europeans, Africans, and Indians in La Florida, 1513-1603.” His talk highlighted work he has been involved with in early Florida history and current public history projects commemorating the state’s colonization by Europeans. Francis’s visit was sponsored by the Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Program, […]

USF Professor J. Michael Francis to Speak on “Before Jamestown: Europeans, Africans, and Indians in La Florida, 1513-1603”

February 22, 2017

The Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Program and the Department of History welcome Dr. J. Michael Francis who will speak on “Before Jamestown: Europeans, Africans, and Indians in La Florida, 1513-1603,” on Friday, March 3, 2017, at 3:00 PM, in room 251 ten Hoor Hall. Dr. Francis is the Hough Family Chair of Florida Studies at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. He received his Ph.D.from the University of Cambridge. At the University of South Florida, he […]

Loud Speaker Session: Latino & Hispanic Heritage Discussion With Dr. Juan Ponce-Vazquez, Assistant Professor, History Department

October 3, 2016

Dr. Juan Ponce-Vazquez, Assistant Professor, History Department, will be the speaker at the next Loud Speaker Session, which will focus on Latino & Hispanic Heritage. The Loud Speaker Sessions discuss the statement: “I am _______, therefore they think ________.” Loud Speaker participants explore the identities of the faculty, staff and students at UA. Where: Intercultural Diversity Center When: October 5, 2016 @ 6:30pm Sponsored by Intercultural Diversity Center & the Hispanic-Latino Association

A&S’s Teaching Hub Features Dr. Juan Ponce-Vázquez’s Atlatl Lesson

November 19, 2015

from The Teaching Hub As someone who teaches courses on colonial Latin American history in Alabama, and previously in the rural northeast, I have not had many chances to bring history to life for my students. In the past, I have taken students to museums when a temporary exhibit came to a nearby city. For the most part, however, teaching within my discipline involves the classic things you have come to expect from a history class: lectures, active student participation […]

HY 111 Students try Their Hands at the Atlatl, a Native American Spear Throwing Device

September 23, 2015

On Monday September 14, students from HY 111 – Colonial Latin America, got the opportunity to spend their class time outdoors at the Rec Fields engaged in an active learning experience. Professor Juan Ponce-Vázquez invited students to try their hands at the atlatl, a Native American spear thrower. The atlatl was a weapon commonly used by the Mexicas (previously known as Aztecs) and other Mesoamerican societies in Central Mexico, as well as indigenous civilizations in the Mississippi delta for both […]