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HIST285

Crime and Criminality in 19th Century Europe
HIST285 FA

Not Currently Offered

In examining 19th-century responses to the crime problems, particularly in England and France, this seminar will explore the connections between perceptions and definitions of criminality and the broader socioeconomic, political and cultural transformations of the period. Further, it will analyze both representations of the criminal and the narratives that organized stories of crime in a variety of contemporary documents.

MAJOR READINGS

Louis Chevalier, LABORING CLASSES AND
DANGEROUS CLASSES IN PARIS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY
H. Mayhew, LONDON LABORERS AND THE LONDON POOR
Michel Foucault, I, PIERRE RIVIERE, HAVING
SLAUGHTERED MY MOTHER, MY SISTER, AND MY BROTHER...
Michel Foucault, DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH
Judith Walkowitz, PROSTITUTION AND VICTORIAL SOCIETY
Ruth Harris, MURDERS AND MADNESS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three papers; oral presentation

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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