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Krista Kesselring is a Professor and Undergraduate/Honours Coordinator in the Department of History at Dalhousie University. Her research focuses on early modern British history, law and crime, and gender/women's history.
Education:
- BA, Dalhousie University
- MA, Dalhousie University
- PhD, Queen's University
Kesselring's work explores legal systems, gendered experiences, and the social impacts of crime in early modern England. She has authored books on homicide, marital disputes, and legal forfeitures, and has co-edited volumes on historical boundaries and court records.
Recent publications examine topics like judicial whipping, marital infidelity as murder mitigation, and the use of historical narratives in 18th-century England. Her research often intersects law, gender, and political contexts, drawing from archival sources like Star Chamber records.
Office hours:
- Summer Term: By appointment
- Fall Term: Mondays/Tuesdays, 1:05-2:30
- Winter Term: Tuesdays, 1:05-2:30; Thursdays, 12:00-1:30
- Office: McCain 1173
