News, course readings and other announcements will be posted here. It should be used as a resource in conjunction with the course webpage.
As I mentioned, I’m not a great fan of Blackboard. But I will be using it to store copies of course handouts and other documents, so that if you misplace anything, you’ll be able to get a replacement there. (It also has some primary source materials that we may use in coming weeks and a few useful links.)
A few questions you might want to ask yourself before the first class.
What is ‘crime’?
Why is it of interest to historians?
What kind of primary sources might they use to study it?
Can you think of activities that today are not considered crimes but were during the early modern period? (And vice versa?)