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Ask the Experts: Schuetz-Miller, Senkewicz, Skowronek
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Dr. Mardith Schuetz-Miller is a distinguished archaeologist and author of Spanish colonial and Missions era architectural histories whose studies span her work at San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo) through to her major contributions to the identification of the craftsmen and women of the Spanish frontiers of early Hispanic California and the US Southwest. Schuetz-Miller was called upon to address the identities of the architects, builders, and other early craftsmen and women of early California, and we here post responses by her to several questions germane to the NEH Landmarks workshop of July 2013. Her comments may be reviewed via the following YouTube.com video links:
Dr. Robert M. Senkewicz is a preeminent Santa Clara University History professor and author who specializes in the transcription and interpretation of Spanish colonial documents and manuscripts specific to the Mission and Mexican eras of early California history. Dr. Senkewicz was called upon to contextualize the narratives of Father Junípero Serra’s based on his personal documents, and we here post responses by him to several questions germane to the NEH Landmarks workshop of July 2013. His comments may be reviewed via the following YouTube.com video links:
Dr. Russell K. Skowronek is a distinguished professor of Archaeology and History at the University of Texas-Pan American. His expertise spans Native Californian and Spanish colonial and Hispanic studies specific to the historical archaeology and political economy of piracy and the early California missions. Dr. Skowronek was called upon to address a host of questions and perceptions regarding the political economy of piracy, the Spanish military presence, and the California missions, and we here post responses by him to several questions germane to the NEH Landmarks workshop of July 2013. His comments may be reviewed via the following YouTube.com video links: