Pirates, Guns, and Empires (262-0-20)

Instructors

Scott Sowerby
847/491-7356
Harris Hall Room 207

Meeting Info

Fisk Hall 217: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This class investigates the history of piracy from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. We will focus on piracy in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the China Seas. The history of piracy encompasses many different genres of history: maritime and imperial history, gender history, the history of race, labor history, and history from below. Although much of pirate history is about conflict, it is also about consensus and the rules that came to prevail on the high seas, both among pirate crews and in the relations between pirates and their antagonists. No previous background in History is required for this class; first-year students are welcome. Sources will include writings by Nanpo Bunshi, Alexander Exquemelin, and Elizabeth Marsh.

Class Notes

History Major Concentration(s): Global, Americas, European, Asia/Middle East, Africa/Middle East
History Minor Concentration(s): Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Law and Crime, Economics and Labor

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity
SoC Individual and Social Behavior Distro

Associated Classes

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-440: Thurs 10:00AM - 10:50AM

DIS - Harris Hall L06: Thurs 10:00AM - 10:50AM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 3-410: Thurs 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - Fisk Hall 114: Thurs 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - University Hall 112: Thurs 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Harris Hall L04: Thurs 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - University Hall 412: Thurs 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-319: Thurs 4:00PM - 4:50PM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-325: Thurs 4:00PM - 4:50PM

DIS - University Hall 218: Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - University Hall 121: Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Harris Hall L04: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM