HIST 2259

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HIST 2259
Plague, Prisons and Print in 18th-century London

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

London grew fast in the 18th century. Along with more coffee-houses, newspapers, operas, abandoned children, fashion choices, immigrants, slaves, diseases, debtors' prisons and crime came a sense of utopian possibility and a fear of social dissolution. What was the experience of rapid social change like, what solutions were proposed to meet a perceived crisis, and what do our present-day ideas about the threats and possibilities of large, diverse cities owe to the 18th century? We will use fiction, diaries, criminal trials, and proposals for the betterment of society to explore how urban change was represented and experienced. (HIST-HEU, HIST-HPE)


Distribution Requirements (D-AG, HA-AG), (HST-AS, SCD-AS)

Program Requirements (HIST-HEU, HIST-HPE)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2023SP, 2021FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16281 HIST 2259   SEM 101

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    • MW

    • Weil, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16282 HIST 2259   IND 601

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    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies