College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Kathleen Kamerick

Kathleen Kamerick's principal interest is gender and the religious culture of northern Europe in the late Middle Ages. Her book, Popular Piety and Art in the Late Middle Ages, examines both the patronage of religious art and the popular response of women and men to that art. Her current research focuses on legal prosecutions for magic in late medieval England, especially several cases targeting women who had sexual affiliations with powerful men and were accused of practicing magic in order to gain political power. This project will investigate the nexus of popular belief, legal issues, sexual mores, and notions of women's public roles that led to these prosecutions.
Kathleen Kamerick earned a PhD from the University of Iowa in 1991.
Teaching
She taught a variety of courses in medieval history, women's history, and the history of the book. Courses taught include:
- HIST:2451 Colloquium for History Majors: Magic and Witchcraft in Europe 1000-1600
- HIST:3410 Medieval Civilization
- HIST:4920 The Transition from Manuscript to Print
- HIST:4426 Women Power & Society in Medieval Europe
- HIST:4910 The Book in the Middle Ages
- HIST:4427 Society and Gender in Europe, 1200-1789
- HIST:2401 Western Civilization I
- HIST:2402 Western Civilization II
Awards & Service
- President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence (2009)
- Distinguished Dissertation Award, University of Iowa Graduate College (1992)
- Schallek Memorial Graduate Study Fellowship, Richard III Society (1989)