Pirates and Piracy in Global History

[0.50] credits · Undergraduate

This course will examine the nature and historical experience of piracy and other crimes on the high seas through an examination of real-life events, literature, pop culture, film, and music (sea shanties). Topics will vary depending on instructor expertise and may include piracy in ancient Greece and Rome, pirates of the Caribbean, piracy and global commerce, the science of piracy, pirates in Canadian waters, China's Red Fleet and the Pirate Queen, the American Revolution and the Barbary Pirates, piracy and the birth of international law, pirates and pop culture.