Basic information
Title: “They Conceal a Malice Most Refined” Controlling Social and Ethnic Mobility in Late Colonial New Mexico
Author: Ross Frank
Author’s background
Graduate degree from: University of California, Berkeley
Year of graduation: 1992
Graduate mentor: unable to find this information
Where author works now: University of California, San Diego
Topic of text
Through the information recorded in a 1794 report written by Governor don Fernando de la Concha, the essay examines the characterization of the vecinos in relation to the Pueblo Indians and the dynamics of the social interactions of the region as they related to changes in social hierarchy. The vecinos are characterized as disruptive, uncooperative and malicious, a serious impediment to the social controls …show more content…
He clearly states his case at the beginning of the essay, follows with well developed specific examples and offers a simply stated conclusion.
Integrity of argument (Are the sources relevant to the topic and do they support the author’s conclusions?)
Yes, sources are relevant to the topic, the majority reference Concha’s report.
Clarity of prose (Is the prose accessible and does it flow well? Or is it full of jargon? Does the prose make the topic interesting and understandable?)
The author has a straightforward and smooth writing style. His prose is engaging and clear without jargon.
Notable strength:
The subject of the essay seems particularly cohesive and powerful because it is based almost entirely on one primary source that offers an extensive view into the evolving order of late colonial New Mexico.
Notable weakness: I cannot identify a notable weakness.
Relevance
What relevance, if any, does the topic and argument have to anyone outside of
Title: “They Conceal a Malice Most Refined” Controlling Social and Ethnic Mobility in Late Colonial New Mexico
Author: Ross Frank
Author’s background
Graduate degree from: University of California, Berkeley
Year of graduation: 1992
Graduate mentor: unable to find this information
Where author works now: University of California, San Diego
Topic of text
Through the information recorded in a 1794 report written by Governor don Fernando de la Concha, the essay examines the characterization of the vecinos in relation to the Pueblo Indians and the dynamics of the social interactions of the region as they related to changes in social hierarchy. The vecinos are characterized as disruptive, uncooperative and malicious, a serious impediment to the social controls …show more content…
He clearly states his case at the beginning of the essay, follows with well developed specific examples and offers a simply stated conclusion.
Integrity of argument (Are the sources relevant to the topic and do they support the author’s conclusions?)
Yes, sources are relevant to the topic, the majority reference Concha’s report.
Clarity of prose (Is the prose accessible and does it flow well? Or is it full of jargon? Does the prose make the topic interesting and understandable?)
The author has a straightforward and smooth writing style. His prose is engaging and clear without jargon.
Notable strength:
The subject of the essay seems particularly cohesive and powerful because it is based almost entirely on one primary source that offers an extensive view into the evolving order of late colonial New Mexico.
Notable weakness: I cannot identify a notable weakness.
Relevance
What relevance, if any, does the topic and argument have to anyone outside of