HIST 030A. Sex, Scandals, and Criminal Affairs in European History

This course takes histories of crime and scandal as windows through which to analyze broader society in nineteen and twentieth-century Europe. Examining famous (and infamous) scandals and trials, alongside lesser-known affairs, students will consider how age, gender, class, and race, among other factors, impacted public opinion, newspaper coverage, and trial outcomes.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Eligible for Concentrations: Culture and Identity, Gender and Sexuality
Spring 2026. Brown.
Catalog chapter: History
Department website: http://swarthmore.edu/history

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