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! |
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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. |