HISA5013 Historical Violence Studies (5 cr)

The course places a special emphasis on acts of violence that are not the result of organised crime. The areas of emphasis are intimate relationships, institutions, and violence that has happened and been experienced in daily life. The course is a component of the multidisciplinary study module on violence studies.

After completing the course, the student 

• is familiar with the primary theories, explanation models, and source materials used in historical studies on violence
• is able to identify, categorise, and structure violent historical manifestations and their traits
• recognises the gendered aspect of violence
• comprehends the relationship between violence and shifts in social and cultural values and institutions
• comprehends the temporal and spatial diversity of violence

One required book for each student (Knepper 2015) and two elective books are chosen from the following list for the book test, for a total of five credits. The responsible teacher agrees on the book choices in advance for the essay.

Compulsory for everyone in book exam:

· Knepper, P., Writing the History of Crime. (2015) (1 cr) 

To complete 5 ECTS credits, two of the following are optional in addition to the book exam:

· Bourke, J., Rape: A History from 1860 to the Present (2007/2015) (2 cr) 

· Roth, R., American Homicide (2009) (2 cr) 

· Koskivirta, A., The Enemy Within – Homicide and Control in Eastern Finland in the Final Years of Swedish Rule 1748–1808 (2003) (2 cr) 

· Strange, C.; Cribb, R.; & Forth, C.E. (Eds.), Honour, Violence and Emotions in History (2014) (2 cr) 

· Kivivuori, Janne et al.: Nordic Homicide in Deep Time: Lethal Violence in the Early Modern Era and Present Times (2022) (2 cr)

· Miettinen, R., Suicide, Law and Community in Early Modern Sweden (2019) (2 cr)