ANTH 420: Pirates, Privateers, and Sea Raiders

Course Description

Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.History and archaeology of piracy, privateering, and sea raiding from ancient times in the Mediterranean, through the Viking Era in the Northern Atlantic, and the advent of piracy in the New World and Caribbean; sociology of contemporary piracy in Africa and the Indian Ocean; sensationalism of pirate legend and the cultural responses to the influences of the pirate phenomenon, both cinematographic and literary.Prerequisites:Junior or senior classification.