HIST 408 - Mayhem and Murder: Women & Crime in American Historical Memory

(3.00)

This is an advanced seminar that explores how gender norms have influenced popular media and historical scholarship on women criminals and victims of crime in American historical memory. We will deconstruct select “crimes of the century” and determine how definitions of “victims” and “perpetrators” are altered through the lens of gender, class, and racial analysis. Potential themes include feminism and 1930s bank robbery cases, motherhood and 1950s adoption ring cases, and multiculturalism and the 1990s police brutality trials. Recommended Preparation HIST 201 .

Course ID: 102569
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture