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Item Animate architecture at Kabah : terminal classic art and politics in the Puuc region of Yucatán, Mexico(2016-01-22) Rubenstein Dankenbring, Meghan Lee; Guernsey, Julia, 1964-; Stuart, David, 1965-; Kowalski, Jeff K; Papalexandrou, Athanasio; Miro, JuanThis dissertation explores sociopolitical dynamics in the Puuc region during the Terminal Classic period (c. 750-1000 CE) through a multi-level examination of architectural sculpture. It begins with a broad look at the regional iconography, reassessing the meaning of the most common motifs within an architectural context. It then narrows in on Kabah, where I consider the range of art and architecture present at a single site. The remainder of the dissertation is devoted to one of Kabah’s most remarkable buildings, the Codz Pop. In light of recent archaeological discoveries and extensive archival research, I suggest that while shared Puuc iconography reflects a regional ideology, the modification of such imagery allowed powerful rulers to transform buildings into symbols of local authority and instruments of social order. Fundamental to this argument is the idea that Puuc architecture was conceived of as an animate extension of the natural world, imbued with a supernatural energy that was harnessed by local rulers. In addition to an iconographic analysis, this dissertation includes a summary of archaeological work at Kabah and a detailed historiography of the Codz Pop. The text is further supplemented by an extensive collection of images, including recent photographs of Kabah, new illustrations of the sculpted doorjambs from the site, and a catalog assembling the loose stones from the Codz Pop’s Hieroglyphic Platform. The result is a comprehensive overview of Puuc iconography that not only expands our knowledge of regional ideology and history, but more broadly contributes to studies on the articulation of rulership in ancient Mesoamerica.Item Concordance to and Notes on the Relaciones de Yucatan, 1579-1580(1994-01) Villela, KhristaanItem Letter to Fedrico Bonet from H.B. Stenzel on 1968-04-25(1968-04-25) Stenzel, Henryk B.Item Letter to Henryk B. Stenzel from W.Armstrong Price on 1951-08-14(1951-08-14) Price, W.ArmstrongItem Letter to W.Armstrong Price from H.B. Stenzel on 1951-09-20(1951-09-20) Stenzel, H.B.Item Letter to Wendell P. Woodring from C.O. Durham, Jr. on 1967-08-24(1967-08-24) Durham, C.O., Jr.Item Tourism and industrial hog farms : a case study of two Maya communities in Yucatán state(2022-05-05) Knudsen, Siri; Doolittle, William Emery; Torres, Rebecca; Mei Singh, LaurelThis project analyzes the impacts of industrial hog farming from the perspective of two Maya communities in Yucatán state. I study frameworks of environmental justice and political ecology in the context of the project’s study areas. I highlight the importance of historical geographic context in understanding how industrial hog farm has grown within Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula. I examine how neoliberal policies have shaped the current political and economic positions of Yucatán state, and how the policies continue to have everyday impacts on Indigenous bodies. I argue that community responses are entangled with issues of power and race and must be understood at different scale. I examine indigenous mobilization across Yucatán state and analyze how the community reactions to these concerns differ greatly. Through interviews conducted in the field, I center these Indigenous perspectives within conversations of capitalism and power. Environmental concerns regarding the hog farms included water and air pollution, whereas the economic concerns included impacts on other industries such as tourism. I present a case study between my two study areas, comparing the similarities and differences between each community’s perception of the hog farms. I then explore how colonial legacies and environment relationships play a role in understanding community reactions. Lastly, I present counter mapping as a future method for similar projects. Moreover, I describe the importance of recognizing my positionality as a Western scholar researching Indigenous communities.