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WS 271 - The Witch (3)

Using gender as a central category of historical analysis, this course is an exploration of the images and realities of women and gender in Early Modern Europe in general and the witch hunts of the sixteenth through the eighteen centuries in particular. The focus of the course will first focus on a general survey of women and gender in Early Modern Europe from ca. 1450 to 1750 focusing on 1) power relations and gender in European society and 2) transnational influences of colonialism on both “European” and “colonial” women. The latter portion of the course will focus on case studies of the witch hunts using the theoretical foundation of power relations and gender established earlier in the semester. Students will read and interpret primary sources (i.e., ancient, medieval, and early modern accounts of beliefs, trials, and criticism of witch hunts) and understand and critically appraise secondary works (scholars’ interpretations of the witch hunts from a variety of historical and other disciplinary perspectives), which are essential in understanding history as a discipline. Meets the lower-division requirement for World history in the history major. Prerequisite: EN 111  or appropriate assessment score. 2020 CORE: Liberal Arts, History.