Dec 14, 2025  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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HIST 5715 - Sex, Crime and Deviance in Europe, 1200-1800


Explores sexuality, deviance and crime in early modern Europe, contrasting imaginary crimes, e.g. witchcraft, with “real” crimes such as highway robbery and infanticide. Examines impact of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and class in process of criminalization in European history, 1200-1800. Traces long-term changes in the definition, incidence and prosecution of particular crimes to changes in economy, social structure, government, religion and culture.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Have a capacity for synthesis.
  • Oral presentations are clear and comprehensive.
  • Student’s work demonstrates a basic mastery of research techniques that historians use.
  • Student’s work demonstrates critical use and proper citation of both primary and secondary sources.
  • Student’s work reflects an understanding of historiographic traditions.
  • Student’s work reflects an understanding the roles of race, class, gender, or ethnicity in history.



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