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During the Renaissance, the dominance of Catholicism in Western Europe was challenged by a host of Protestant ideologies. Numerous conflicts – often tied to religious tensions – broke out across Europe. In these conflicts, both Catholic and Protestant sides used the figure of the martyr to bolster support for and faith in their respective causes. This course will examine well-known Renaissance martyrological texts, as well as artistic depictions of martyrs, in order to understand the role that these representations played in the period’s many religious wars. This course will also take advantage of local collections (the Walters, the BMA, JHU’s Special Collections).Two classes a week will be taught in English; a third discussion section will be offered in French for those wishing to take the course for French credit. For French credit, students should sign up for section 2, and they should have already completed AS.210.301. This course is also writing intensive.