Date
Topics to be covered
Readings & Assignments

Wednesday
29 Aug 12

 Introduction .
Friday
31 Aug 12
 How to approach the
history of piracy
Bandits at Sea, Chapter 1

Pillaging the Empire, Foreward, Preface and
Acknowledgements, Chronology, and Introduction

Monday
3 Sept 12

 Terror and Reason of
piracy		 Villains of all Nations, Chapters One & Two

Wednesday
5 Sept 12

 Spain and the 16th-
century Corsairs		 Pillaging the Empire, Chapter 1

Friday
7 Sept 12

 Power and the law on
the Seas		 Bandits at Sea, Chapter 2

Monday
10 Sept 12

 Reasons for piracy Villains of all Nations, Chapters Three & Four

Wednesday
12 Sept 12

 The Elizabethans Pillaging the Empire, Chapter 2

Friday
14 Sept 12

 Geography of Piracy Bandits at Sea, Chapter 3

Monday
17 Sept 12

 Reading Assessment Article notes & synopsis due

Wednesday
19 Sept 12

 International
Talk Like a Pirate Day!		 .

Friday
21 Sept 12

 British Privateering Bandits at Sea, Chapter 4

Monday
24 Sept 12

 Justice & Morality Villains of all Nations, Chapter Five

Wednesday
26 Sept 12

 Justice & Morality Villains of all Nations, Chapter Seven

Friday
28 Sept 12

 The Dutch Sea-Rovers Pillaging the Empire, Chapter 3

Monday
1 Oct 12

 "Defiance of Death Itself" Villains of all Nations, Chapters Eight & Conclusion

Wednesday
3 Oct 12

 Review Day .

Friday
5 Oct 12

 Midterm .

Monday
8 Oct 12

 No class... ...Fall Break

Wednesday
10 Oct 12

 Sacking Baltimore Stolen Village, Chapters One, Two, Three & Four

Friday
12 Oct 12

 Reaction to the Raid Stolen Village, Chapters Five, Six, Seven & Eight

Monday
15 Oct 12

 . Paper on Women Pirates due at 10:00 p.m.

Wednesday
17 Oct 12

 Life in Captivity Stolen Village, Chapters Nine, Ten, Eleven & Twelve

Friday
19 Oct 12

 No class... ...Enjoy!

Monday
22 Oct 12

 Life in Captivity Stolen Village, Chapters Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen &
Sixteen

Wednesday
24 Oct 12

 Caribbean Buccaneers Pillaging the Empire, Chapter 4

Friday
26 Oct 12

 Pirates and Markets Bandits at Sea, Chapters 5 & 6

Monday
29 Oct 12

 Reaching North Africa Stolen Village, Chapters Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen &
Twenty

Wednesday
31 Oct 12

 Buccaneers in the
South Sea		 Pillaging the Empire, Chapter 5

Friday
2 Nov 12

 Corsairing Bandits at Sea, Chapter 7

Monday
5 Nov 12

 Life in North Africa Stolen Village, Chapters Twenty-One, Twenty-Two,
Twenty-Three & Twenty-Four

Wednesday
7 Nov 12

 Pirate Suppression Pillaging the Empire, Chapter 6 & Conclusion

Friday
9 Nov 12

 Social Banditry Bandits at Sea, Chapter 8

Monday
12 Nov 12

 Reactions to Captivity Stolen Village, Chapters Twenty-Five, Twenty-Six,
Twenty-Seven & Twenty-Eight

Wednesday
14 Nov 12

 Caribbean Freebooters Bandits at Sea, Chapter 9

Friday
16 Nov 12

 In-class proofreading day Bring a copy of your paper with you to class...

Monday
19 Nov 12

 . Paper on Pirate Latitudes due at 10:00 p.m.

Wednesday
21 Nov 12

 No class... ...Thanksgiving.

Friday
23 Nov 12

 No class... ...Thanksgiving.

Monday
26 Nov 12

 Endgame Finish Stolen Village

Wednesday
28 Nov 12

 Black Men as Pirates Bandits at Sea, Chapter 10

Friday
30 Nov 12

 The Buccaneer
Community		 Bandits at Sea, Chapter 11

Monday
3 Dec 12

 Review Week .

Wednesday
5 Dec 12

 Review Week .

Friday
7 Dec 12

 Review Week .

Thursday
13 Dec 12

 Final Exam 8:00 a.m.