HIST 456 - The Politics of Gender in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4SS, WR
This colloquium has a two aims: to examine how medieval and early modern Europeans constructed and performed conceptual binaries such as male/female and mind/body, and also to consider the ways in which gender studies have transformed the doing of history. To this end we will analyze historians, work on the topics of sexuality, spirituality, the family, political authority, economic production and scientific enquiry for the period ranging from 1000 to 1700.

 
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: E. Wurtzel
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes