HIST 635: Problems in European History

HIST 635-003: Mapping Violence in Early Modern Europe and America
(Spring 2022)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM M

Innovation Hall 207

Section Information for Spring 2022

This seminar will explore the history of violence in America and Europe using spatial history as a theoretical lens. Designed for students with minimal technical expertise in mapping or spatial history, we will explore GIS and mapping as a methodological tool for examining the history of violence. We will consider the impact of space and geography on different categories of violence, including homicide, ritual violence, symbolic violence, and domestic violence; we will also be examining the geographic dimensions of more specific types of violence like infanticide and lynching. Readings will focus on key works in the field of violence studies in American and European historiography, in addition to considering datasets and looking at digital mapping projects. In conjunction with weekly responses and a historiographic essay, we will create argument-driven maps using datasets that will be provided according to area of interest.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Investigates selected problems. Readings, discussions, development of bibliographies. Primary sources used where possible. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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