HIST 410 - Toil and Trouble: Witchcraft and Magic in Trans-Atlantic Context

(3 credits)

This class includes and goes beyond the famous Salem witchcraft crisis of 1692. We study the popular images of and hysteria regarding witches in Europe, Africa, Latin America, and North America. This course is a seminar-style class; student participation is expected and required. Students will read primary and secondary sources and complete a variety of writing assignments, including reviews of these sources and a research project. Spring, odd numbered years.