There are several ways to approach choosing a research topic. The following techniques have been shown to help students move from having no topic or only a very broad and general topic to a manageable research question:
Here are some of the paper topics from previous students in this course. This list may help you begin thinking about possible topics, but you should choose your own research topic based on your interests, using some of the other techniques described on this page.
History and Significance of the Virgin of Guadalupe
The Zapatista Movement: An Analysis on the Political Successes of an Indigenous Uprising
The Fight to Maintain Maya Identity through Bilingual Education
The Past and Present Mesoamerican Maize Culture: Women’s role in the cultivation of Maize and the production of Maize Based-Foods
The Muxe’: The Third Gender Survives
Of Trade and Tribute: The Aztec Economy
Maya World: Tourists and Hosts
The Effect of Tourism on Maya Cuisine
The Cargo System:The Effect of Emigration
Psychotropics in Precolumbian Mesoamerican Culture
Stone vs. Steel: Analysis of the Military tactics and methods of the Aztec Empire during the Conquest