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Syllabus
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You are expected to do the required reading, participate actively in class
discussions, and respond to a series of questions related to the reading and
discussions on the "electronic forum." In addition, you write an analytical
essay (10 pages) exploring one aspect of an iissue central to the course. You
discuss what you've discovered with others working on the same general topic
and present a summary of the subject which builds on the particular studies
of each person. An outline of the paper is due on Friday, December 10 and the
final draft on Friday, December 17.
REQUIRED READING:
| Manzoni | The Column of Infamy (xerox) |
| Rapley | A Case of Witchcraft: The Trial of Urbain Grandier |
| Beccaria | Of Crimes and Punishments |
| McLaren | Prescription for Murder |
| Foucault | Discipline and Punish |
| Arendt | Eichmann in Jerusalem |
| Selected xeroxed readings (for purchase in the History Office) |
CLASS SESSIONS:
* Electronic forum posting (before class)
| Mon., Nov. 29 | Justice: what and whose? |
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Early Modern Europe: 1550-1750
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| Tues., Nov. 30 | Doing God's justice: the Inquisition |
| Galileo1 (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/galileo-tuscany.html) | |
| Galileo 2 (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1630galileo.html) | |
| Galileo 3 (http://www.knight.org/advent/cathen/08026a.htm) (Read intro and the Holy Office) | |
| Read Manzoni | |
| Wed., Dec. 1 Thurs., Dec. 2 |
The state and the law |
| Manzoni: all | |
| Foucault: Discipline. . ., Pt. 1 Rapley: 1-87 |
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| Fri., Dec. 3 Mon., Dec. 6 |
The witch craze: fear and justice* |
| Rapley: 88 through Appendix 1 Haining, Rosen |
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| "The Return of Martin Guerre": group B on Fri., p.m., A on Mon., p.m. | |
| Tues., Dec. 7 | Lawbreakers: rogues, swindlers, tramps |
| Begin Beccaria | |
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Revolution in Law and Justice: 1750-1850
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| Wed., Dec. 8 Thurs., Dec. 9 |
New theories of criminality and justice* |
| Beccaria: all | |
| Foucault: Pt. 2, 1 | |
| "Danton": group B on Wed., p.m.; A on Mon., p.m. | |
| Fri., Dec. 10 | Enforcing freedom: revolutionary justice |
| Readings on Web and xerox | |
| Declaration
of the Rights of Man and Citizen http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/rightsof.htm |
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| Robespierre
(http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/robespierre-terror.html) Work on Foucault: Pts. 3-4 Outlines Due |
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Modern Europe: 1850-1960
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| Mon., Dec. 13 Tues., Dec. 14 |
Law in free societies* |
| Foucault: Pts. 3-4 | |
| Work on McLaren. | |
| Wed., Dec. 15 Thurs., Dec. 16 |
Madmen or misfits: explaining crime |
| McLaren | |
| Lombroso (two readings) | |
| Fri., Dec. 17 | Justice in the total state |
| "Judgment at Nuremburg" Arendt: I-VII Papers Due |
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| Mon., Dec. 20 | Law in the name of humanity* |
| Arendt: finish | |
| Tues., Dec. 21 Wed., Dec. 22. |
The new Inquisitors |
| Duras Summaries Due |
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