HIST 5330 - Witchcraft and Gender in the Atlantic World

This course explores witchcraft accusations in the early modern era. We will look at witchcraft in Europe, colonial Latin America, and colonial North America through primary and secondary readings. We will see the way that gender, sex, and sexuality influenced the thinking about the “crime” of witchcraft—one of the few crimes during the modern period for which more women were accused than men. The course will culminate with the independent research projects on Salem, Massachusetts. Students with credit for 4330 may not take 5330 for additional credit.