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Links used in class |
Syllabus |
Talk Like a Pirate Day |
Article Annotations |
Paper Assignment |
Movie Review Assignment |
Date |
Topics |
Readings & Assignments |
Tuesday 27 Aug 2013 |
Introduction |
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Thursday 29 Aug 2013 |
Overview of the history of piracy |
Under the Black Flag, Introduction & Chapter 1 |
Tuesday
3 Sept 2013
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Realities of piracy |
Villains of All Nations, Chapters One & Two |
Thursday 5 Sept 2013 |
Becoming pirates |
Villains of All Nations, Chapter Three & Under the Black Flag, Chapter 2 |
Tuesday 10 Sept 2013 |
Discussion of articles found via Academic Search Premier |
Article Annotation #1 Due |
Thursday 12 Sept 2013 |
Organization of a pirate ship |
Villains of All Nations, Chapter Four |
Tuesday 17 Sept 2013 |
Preparations for Talk Like a Pirate Day... |
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Thursday 19 Sept 2013 |
Talk Like a Pirate Day! |
Talk Like a Pirate!!! |
Tuesday 24 Sept 2013 |
Captain Henry Morgan |
Under the Black Flag, Chapter 3 |
Thursday 26 Sept 2013 |
Video: Henry Morgan's Lost Fleet... |
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Tuesday 1 Oct 2013 |
Women pirates |
Under the Black Flag, Chapter 4 & Villains of All Nations, Chapter Six |
Thursday 3 Oct 2013 |
Life at sea |
Under the Black Flag, Chapters 5 & 6 |
Tuesday 8 Oct 2013 |
Discussion of articles found via JSTOR |
Article Annotation #2 Due |
Thursday 10 Oct 2013 |
Pirate punishments |
Under the Black Flag, Chapters 7 & 8 |
Tuesday 15 Oct 2013 |
Pirate mythology |
Under the Black Flag, Chapters 9 & 10 |
Thursday 17 Oct 2013 |
Fall Break... |
...Enjoy! |
Tuesday 22 Oct 2013 |
Review Day |
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Thursday 24 Oct 2013 |
Midterm Exam |
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Tuesday 29 Oct 2013 |
Encounters with justice |
Villains of All Nations, Chapter Five & B. R. Burg, "The Buccaneer Community" |
Thursday 31 Oct 2013 |
Punishing pirates |
Under the Black Flag, Chapters 11 & 12 |
Tuesday 5 Nov 2013 |
Attempts to eliminate piracy |
Villains of All Nations, Chapters Seven & Eight |
Thursday 7 Nov 2013 |
Optional in-class proofreading session |
Paper Due by midnight. |
Tuesday 12 Nov 2013 |
Adventure & piracy |
Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean, pp. vii-48 |
Thursday 14 Nov 2013 |
Religion & piracy |
Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean, pp. 49-92 |
Tuesday 19 Nov 2013 |
Ideals & piracy |
Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean, pp. 93-155 |
Thursday 21 Nov 2013 |
Politics & piracy |
Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean, pp. 157-206 |
Tuesday 26 Nov 2013 |
Treasure & piracy |
Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean, pp. 207-263 |
Thursday 28 Nov 2013 |
No Class - Thanksgiving |
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Tuesday 3 Dec 2013 |
Discuss Movie Reviews |
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Thursday 5 Dec 2013 |
Optional in-class proofreading session |
Movie Review Due by midnight. |
Tuesday 10 Dec 2013 |
Review Day |
Under the Black Flag, Afterword & Villains of All Nations, Conclusion |
Friday 13 Dec 2013 |
Final Exam @ 3:00 p.m. |