HIST395
SEM: DANGEROUS WOMEN
Other titles (1)
- DANGEROUS WOMEN
- Department
- History
- Terms offered
- 8
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course will explore the history of dangerous women from Bible through the present, concentrating most heavily on early modern Europe. We will focus primarily on England, France and Germany (though occasionally we will draw on scholarship about the U.S. and other regions). We will examine discourses of dangerous women developed in religious writings, myth, literature and fairy tales, medicine, crime reporting, social science and legal texts in order to interrogate the very concept of the dangerous woman and ask why certain women at certain times were considered dangerous. We will also look at the experiences and treatment of women labeled dangerous specifically examining saints, heretics, prostitutes, witches, step-mothers, queens, lesbians, criminals, mentally-ill women and women's rights activists.
Syllabi
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Offerings and forecast 2016–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 22% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 8 fall terms since 2019. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 28% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 8 fall terms since 2019. | 2029 Spring: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 29% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 8 fall terms since 2019. | 2028 Spring: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 30% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 8 fall terms since 2019. | 2027 Spring: 7% chance, high confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
Meeting times
Recent first- Fri, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM Cohen-Lasry House LIBR 2026
- Wed, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM Jefferson Academic Center WSSEM 2012
- Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Jefferson Academic Center WSSEM 2010
- Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF202 2008
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Nina J. Kushner | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 14 enrolled | 24888 |
| Fall 2022 | Nina J. Kushner | Lecture | 1 | 2 of 14 enrolled | 21679 |
| Fall 2019 | Nina J. Kushner | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 14 enrolled | 27199 |
| Spring 2017 | Nina J. Kushner | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 14 enrolled | 35639 |
| Spring 2014 | Nina J. Kushner | Lecture | 1 | 2 of 14 enrolled | 33121 |
| Spring 2012 | Nina J. Kushner | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 12 enrolled | 31477 |
| Spring 2010 | Nina J. Kushner | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 14 enrolled | 37490 |
| Spring 2008 | Nina J. Kushner | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 14 enrolled | 36110 |