HIST408Q

Senior Seminar; Heresy and Inquisition in the Middle Ages

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This research seminar will explore the challenges that face historians who study medieval heresy. Using the testimony of people tried as Christian heretics, secret Jews, and witches, students will learn methods for working with potentially unreliable sources, and discuss the ethics of interpreting material produced by persecution and torture.

Sister Courses: HIST408A, HIST408B, HIST408C, HIST408D, HIST408E, HIST408F, HIST408G, HIST408I, HIST408J, HIST408K, HIST408L, HIST408M, HIST408N, HIST408O, HIST408P, HIST408R, HIST408T, HIST408V, HIST408W, HIST408X, HIST408Y, HIST408Z

Fall 2025

Janna Bianchini

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Janna Bianchini

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Janna Bianchini

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Bernard Cooperman

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David Sartorius

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Jeffrey Herf

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Karin Rosemblatt

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Matthew Suriano

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.99 between 74 students*

HIST408Q Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 21.62%
A: 13.51%
A+: 1.35%
B-: 9.46%
B: 16.22%
B+: 9.46%
C-: 1.35%
C: 6.76%
C+: 5.41%
D: 1.35%
F: 2.7%
W: 2.7%
other: 8.11%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.