On savage shores how indigenous Americans discovered Europe 

Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food anthropologist, culture & gastronomy educator.

Episode 85

This episode features a conversation with Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock about her latest book: On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe combining a critical perspective that questions the historiography, narratives, and consequences of marginalizing the role of indigenous people in the colonial and post-colonial contexts, with a critical view of the complex history of Mexico's formation and the silenced voices and stories that continue to bleed through the cracks of power structures. 

We talk about the challenges of writing historical narratives about indigenous travelers, the types of historical research will we be looking at in the future, and what are the obstacles that decolonial historical research has to tackle to diversify and enrich present and future scholarship.

Click HERE to see the full reading list & recommendations, many of which were mentioned during the conversation.

Contact Dr Caroline:

• Website:  https://tinyurl.com/2qu8ln4q  

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinepennock    

• Email: [email protected]  

Works and projects featuring Dr Dodds:

Dodds Pennock C. (2020). Aztecs Abroad? Uncovering the Early Indigenous Atlantic. American Historical Review, 125(3), 787-814.  

Dodds Pennock Caroline.  Bonds of Blood: Gender, Lifecycle and Sacrifice in Aztec Culture. https://tinyurl.com/25x7z8s8 

Dodds Pennock Caroline. On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered. https://tinyurl.com/2b5vu34m 

Blackbird. Leila K.  and Dodds Pennock, Caroline. (2021). How making space for indigenous peoples changes history. In: Lipscomb, S. and Carr, H., (eds.) What Is History, Now?. https://tinyurl.com/2mxxgs8w  

Netflix’s Empire Games episode 6: The Aztecs, Clash of Empires (2018)

Documentary: “Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs” (Channel 4) (2020) Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/22t2o6xb   

Podcast episodes: 

You’re Dead to Me: “The Columbian Exchange”. https://tinyurl.com/2cpsshws  (March 2023)

In Our Time: Ep. “The Valladolid Debate”. https://tinyurl.com/292p255q with: Caroline Dodds Pennock, John Edwards, and Julia McClure.

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