HIS 323: History Of Lynching at John Jay College
3 credits · Fall 2026
History Of Lynching (HIS 323) at John Jay College has 1 way to take it in Fall 2026. 1 of 1 section has an open seat right now.
The professor is: Michael Pfeifer.
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Requirements
Prerequisite: ENG 201 and any 200-level HIS course
About this course
This course examines the history of lynching, rioting and other varieties of collective violence perpetrated by groups of people unauthorized by state or legal authority. The focus will be comparative, examining similarities and differences in the history of collective violence across world cultures and across historical eras. The patterns of lynching, rioting, and other forms of collective violence are often indicative of a culture's underlying social structures and values, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and attitudes concerning crime and punishment. The course will also examine movements that developed to oppose and resist lynching and its violation of human rights and the rule of law. Finally, the course will consider the legacy of lynching and collective violence, and analyze the efforts that have been made in recent years across global cultures to remember and facilitate healing in the wake of these hateful and destructive acts of group violence. Students will complete the course with a research paper demonstrating independent analysis of source documents situated in appropriate scholarship. Please note that much of the course content involves analysis of acts of collective violence and may be disturbing.
Professors for HIS 323 at John Jay, Fall 2026
- Michael PfeiferChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 4.3 (39) · difficulty 2.6/5 · 79% would take again
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HIS 323 sections, times and seats
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Questions about HIS 323 at John Jay
- Who teaches HIS 323 at John Jay in Fall 2026?
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