Brandon Morgan

@CNMBrandon
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Historian of New Mexico and Latin America, father of amazing human beings, indebted to my better half. Author of Raid and Revolution, University of Nebraska Press (2024).
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Blogbmorgansmusings.blogspot.com
Raid and Revolutionhttps://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496237774/
Brandon MorganMay 5
Today is Cinco de Mayo, an often misunderstood holiday. To earn up to 50 points EC, respond here to explain (briefly) what historical event the holiday commemorates. Since the first person to respond will answer that question, you can also earn the EC points by adding links to sources about Cinco de Mayo, adding new details about the historical event it commemorates, etc. #Hist2110
Brandon MorganApr 30
AlfredoApr 30
Unit 2 Post 2:The Genzaro history was incredibly violent, with groups of individuals being stripped from their tribes and forced to assimilate into the Spanish culture. I thought this was interesting because it illustrates the overwhelming influence of violence and domination in New Mexican history. #HIST2110
Brandon MorganApr 30
K RodyApr 29

What is the most important idea or approach that you learned from Caulfield's SIFT method?

The most important idea I learned is to make sure I take the time and question the sources before just believing the first thing I see
#Hist2110

Brandon MorganApr 30
Emily NunesApr 29

How will you apply SIFT ideas as you look for sources to include for the timeline assignments?

I will use SIFT when I find sources for my timeline assignments by first checking where each source comes from and who created it. Then I’ll look for other sources that confirm the same info and make sure I understand the original context before I use it in my work. #Hist2110

Brandon MorganApr 29

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ariana07/116484897830493992

This should be the throughline for our entire course 😊 #Hist2110

Brandon MorganApr 2

Todd Miller's latest with the Border Chronicle, examining the ways that the US war in Iran has arrived at the US-Mexico border: https://www.theborderchronicle.com/thou-shall-not-pray-for-peace-the-bombing-of-iran-and-the-u-s-mexico-border/?ref=the-border-chronicle-newsletter

#Hist416

Thou Shall Not Pray for Peace: The Bombing of Iran and the U.S.-Mexico Border

A few days after the United States launched Operation Epic Fury in Iran, the Border Patrol changed its policy on visits to the border wall, denying a church group permission to pray there, “for their own safety.”

The Border Chronicle
Brandon MorganMar 9

110 years ago today, General Francisco "Pancho" Villa attacked Columbus, NM, with roughly 500 men at his command. Here's the text of the speech I delivered at last year's anniversary memorial in Columbus: https://medium.com/us-mexico-border-issues/seeking-healing-in-times-of-authoritarianism-d79ee46b8f6a

Let me know what you think, #Hist416

Seeking healing in times of authoritarianism

This is roughly the text of the keynote I delivered at the Columbus Historical Society Villa raid commemoration, March 8, 2025. The raid…

Medium
Brandon MorganFeb 19

New story in the Border Chronicle (in collaboration with the AZ Mirror) about invisible methods of border survelliance around the Tohono O’odham Nation:

https://www.theborderchronicle.com/hidden-in-plain-sight-surveillance-at-the-arizona-border/

#Hist416

Hidden in Plain Sight: Surveillance at the Arizona Border

From hidden license plate readers to AI-powered cameras, federal agents have built a vast monitoring network that stretches deep into Arizona.

The Border Chronicle
Brandon MorganFeb 12

RE: https://mastodon.social/@reyesk8/116059192318460488

I agree, and I think that her focus on the borderlands as a region relates to Ngai's comment about Line in the Sand being a "truly transnational" examination of the borderlands. To reiterate my earlier question, what makes a history "truly transnational," do you think? Why does it matter when studying borders and borderlands? #Hist416

Brandon MorganFeb 12

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arrichavez/116054814163539170

I love that quote from p. 8 because it emphasizes the painstaking effort required to locate stories of non-white folks in archives.

What does this say about the ways archives are organized and who they serve? What do you all think of Lim's (and St. John's) methods for locating the stories of marginalized people and of reading against the grain in records where they don't appear as central figures?

#Hist416