UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1176 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 1176

Submission ID: 20476

Submission UUID: 6b101061-ba91-4903-98d8-dc47bf951a2a

Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal

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Created: Fri, 08/15/2025 - 03:09 PM

Completed: Sun, 08/17/2025 - 07:55 AM

Changed: Mon, 09/22/2025 - 10:56 AM

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Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

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Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Benjamin Dodds

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When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Dr.

Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) bdodds@fsu.edu

Position Title Faculty

FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Florida State University

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project In the Footsteps of Bandits - An Alternative History of Spain

Project Keywords Spain, bandits, history

Are you currently looking for research assistants? No

Number of Research Assistants Needed 2

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) This is open to all majors. Those majoring in Spanish, History and related fields might be particularly interested.

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus

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Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): Partially Remote

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 6

Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)

Overall Research Project Description This research project involves the use of stories about bandits to explore aspects of the history of Spain. For example, some of the indigenous peoples of the Iberian Peninsula who rebelled against Roman rule were described and celebrated as bandits. Likewise, some of those involved in the armed resistance against the authoritarian rule of General Franco were also labeled bandits. What do these and other bandits tell us about Spain and her history? What do they reveal about people's attitudes to government, their economic, social and cultural lives and so on?

Research Tasks Research assistants will investigate the history and myth of one or more bandits. This will involve the identification of relevant sources and the comparison of historical reality and myths associated with particular bandits. Research assistants will produce a short study of their individual bandit(s) which will eventually be incorporated in a project website (currently under development).

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: The ability to read Spanish is useful for this project but is not required.

Mentoring Philosophy As a mentor, I believe in empowering the mentee to conduct their own research. This means working with them on developing the skills and knowledge needed to research but also letting them identify relevant material and research questions. My aim is less to direct mentees' research and more to facilitate their own development as researchers in their own right. I aim to be available to help when challenges arise and always to provide a sounding board for discussion, but also to let mentees get on with their research, taking charge of it themselves. The great advantage of collaborative research is that different members of the team bring different things to the project, so I aim to help mentees identify and develop their own strengths.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): Here is an article published at an earlier stage of this project: https://fsu-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_FSU/1pc67ru/cdi_informaworld_taylorfrancis_310_1080_14753820_2017_1335502

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? Yes

Roundtable times and Zoom links Wednesday September 3, 1pm-1.30pm.
Thursday September 4, 1pm-1.30pm.
Zoom link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/5738006031

Roundtable Info

Day: Thursday, September 4
Start Time: 1:00
End Time: 1:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/5738006031
Day: Wednesday, September 3
Start Time: 1:00
End Time: 1:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/5738006031

UROP Program Elements

Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes

UROP Performance Evaluation Yes

Materials Grant Yes

UROP Poster Presentation Yes

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Year 2025

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