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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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