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CRIME&VIOLENCE MODRN WRLD

Course Code:
HIS 382
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Course Description:

Crime, Gender & Violence in the Modern World is a seminar-based course (predominately reading and discussion), which will cover the period from 1600s to the present. It will examine the influence of gender, ethnicity, and race on crime and justice throughout the Modern World (Americas, Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa, & Asia). The approach is historical in nature and utilizes the development of law to better understand historical content. Topics include: the historical development crime and justice, women and men & the law; sexual harassment; women and men as victims of violence (rape, domestic violence, pornography, trafficking, etc.); issues of gender and race; women/men and prison; and women/men and terrorism.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
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