Karl Shoemaker
Assistant Professor

eMail: kbshoemaker@wisc.edu
Phone: (608)263-1830
Office: 4109 Mosse Humanities
Mailbox: 4005 Mosse Humanities

Office Hours: Thursdays 2:30 - 4:30

Education: PhD: University of California, Berkeley; JD: Cumberland School of Law; BA: Liberty University

Bio Sketch:

My specialization is Medieval Legal History.

My Research and Teaching Interests include Medieval Legal History, including the English common law, medieval Roman and canon law; the barbarian codes, and late-imperial Roman law. Also, the history of criminal law and punishment. Legal Studies, including Law and Society, the history of the prison, and historical and philosophical approaches to the institutions of criminal justice.

Selected Publications:

• "The Birth of Official Criminal Prosecutions in American Law" in Rechtssysteme im Vergleich: Die Staatsanwaltschaft (Max-Planck-Instituts für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte, forthcoming).
• "The Problem of Pain in Punishment: A Historical Perspective," in Pain, Death, and the Law, ed. Austin Sarat, University of Michigan Press (2001).
• "Criminal Procedure in Medieval European Law: A Comparison Between English and Roman-Canonical Developments after the IV Lateran Council" 85 Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte - Kanonistische Abteilung 174 (1999).
  

Courses Taught:

Lecture Courses:

• History 426 - The History of Punishment - Syllabus 2009 (pdf)
• History 501 - History of Punishment
• History 550 - Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies in Medieval Civilization

Undergraduate Seminars:

• History 600 - Advanced Seminar in History - Topics: "Medieval Law and Society"

Graduate Courses:

• History 805 - Seminar in Medieval History