Examines cultural and literary representations of crime from the Enlightenment to the early 20th century and contextualizes them within the history of judicial and medical approaches to criminality. Focusing on representations of the criminal as an object of knowledge, this survey of intellectual history introduces students to critical approaches in the humanities and the study of social phenomena in their historical context. Taught in English.
instructor(s)
Hoecker, Arne
Primary Instructor
- Spring 2019 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023
