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Pirates and Piracy Dr. Dennis Campbell Pirates and Piracy Dr. Dennis Campbell Course Description : No band of outlaws has so caught our imagination as pirates. Swashbucklers and buccaneers abound in popular culture as the nature of pirates has been increasingly romanticized. Just how accurate are these modern depictions of pirates? In this class we will explore the historical reality of pirates and piracy through the ages, from ancient Greece and Rome to modern days. Who were pirates and how were they seen and depicted by contemporary peoples? How was piracy dealt with? Actual first hand sources concerning pirates and the fight against them with be utilized throughout the class. Required Texts (subject to change) Philip de Souza, Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World , Cambridge University Press, 2002. David Cordingly, Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates, Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006. Angus Konstam, Piracy: The Complete History , Osprey Publishing, 2008. Robert J. Antony, Like Froth Floating on the Sea: The World of Pirates and Seafarers in Late Imperial South China (Chinese Research Monograph 56). Berkeley: Institute of East Asian Studies. Packet of articles Recommended Reading: Captain Charles Johnson, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates, The Lyons Press, 2002. Marine Research Society, The Pirates Own Book: Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers , Dover Publications, 1993. Course Requirements 1. Attendance is mandatory. Role will be taken at the beginning of every class. Two unexcused absences from class will be tolerated but any more will result in a lowering of your grade. If you come to class late it is your responsibility to inform the instructor at the end of that class period that you were there. Failure to do so will count as an absence. If you cannot make a class, you must inform the instructor before hand. 2. The writing assignment must be handed in by 3:00 PM of the day on which they are due. Failure to do so without the permission of the instructor will result in an automatic failing grade. Furthermore, plagiarism is not permitted and if found will result in a failing grade for the course. 3. There will be a mid-term and final exam. It is the student’s responsibility to be present and prepared at each exams. Make up tests will only be given in extraordinary cases and with the instructors approval. Writing Assignment One 15-20 page paper is due by the end of Week 10. The paper needs to be double spaced with 12 point font. A bibliography is required, and footnotes will be accepted. I expect you to follow an accepted writing style (e.g. Chicago Manual of Style). If you have problems or want to submit a draft I will gladly read through your papers. If you are going to submit a draft to me, you must do so by the end of Week 8. I will not read drafts handed in after this point. I will also only read through one draft. If you are having issues writing, please feel free to schedule and appointment to talk with me, or visit the campus writing center. For this paper you are to chose one of the “Dialogs” listed below. If you would prefer to do a different topic, it must be approved by the instructor. Everyone is to submit their topic with a brief abstract about what you hope to achieve in your paper by the last class of Week 6. Failure to submit a topic will result in a lowering of the grade given for the paper. You are free to bring into your paper depictions of pirates in film, art or literature in order to illustrate points, but remember, this is a history paper and not a book (or movie) report. I will not accept papers that are not based on solid historical research. Dialogs: 1. Buccaneer and a “Golden Age” pirate 2. English/French/Dutch privateer and a Spanish captain 3. Privateer and “Golden Age” pirate 4. Barbary Coast pirate and a Caribbean privateer Exams: There will be a Midterm (Week 7) and Final exam. These tests will consist of multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions. The final exam will focus on material from after the midterm, but you are expected to be able to bring in material from the first half of the course. Course Schedule Week Day Topic Readings Week 1 Mon. Syllabus; Introduction; What is Piracy? (in-class writing assignment) Wed. Piracy in the Ancient World 1. de Souza: chapters 1-2 2. Gabbert Week 2 Mon. Piracy in Ancient Greece 1. de Souza: chapter 3 2. Konstam: pp. 10-16 Wed. Piracy in Ancient Rome 1. de Souza: chapter 5 2. Konstam: pp. 16-22 Week 3 Mon. Piracy in Late Antiquity 1. de Souza: chapter 7 Wed. Medieval Piracy 1. Konstam: pp. 30-33 2. Katele Week 4 Mon. Vikings and Scandinavians 1. Konstam: pp. 23-29 2. Pearson 3. Bjork Wed. British Isles: Grace O’Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille) 1. Konstam: pp. 33-36 and the Black Monk 2. Theresa Murray (on O’Malley) 3. http://www.indiana.edu/ ~sotl/portfolios/shopkow/ Eustace.htm (the “biography” of Eustace the Black Monk) Week 5 Mon. The Renaissance: The Spanish Main and the Conflict 1. Cordingly: chapter 2 between Catholics and Protestants 2. Konstam: pp. 37-48 Wed. The Renaissance: The “Sea Dogs” Hawkins and 1. Konstam: pp. 49-72 Drake Week 6 Mon. The Renaissance: Drake continued film: excerpts from Drake’s Secret Voyage Wed. Boats, Weapons and an “Ahoy, mate!” Week 7 Mon. MIDTERM!!! Wed. Barbarrosa and the Barbary Pirates 1. Konstam: pp. XXXXX Week 8 Mon. Piracy in the Far East: Introduction 1. Anand Wed. The Wokou 1. Antony (Chapter 1) Week 9 Mon. Piracy in the 18 th Century 1. Antony (skim chapter 3; read chapter 4) Wed. The World of the Chinese Pirate: Culture of Brutality 1. Antony: chapters 5 Week Mon. The World of the Chinese Pirate: Pirates in their 1. Antony: chapter 6 10 Place Wed. The “Golden Age” of Piracy: the transformation of 1. Konstam: pp. 150-162, 226- “legitamcy” 227 2. Constam: pp. 96-103 Week Mon. The “Golden Age”: Anne Bonny, Mary Read and 1. Konstam: pp. 162-188 11 Calico Jack Rackam 2. Cordingly: pp. 56-78 Wed. The “Golden Age”: Black Bellamy and the Whydah 1. Konstam: pp. 207-211 2. http://www.national geographic.com/whydah/story. html 3. http://whydah.com Week Mon. Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard 1. Konstam: pp. 188-200 12 2. Cordingly: pp. 194-201 Wed. Black Bart 1. Konstam: pp. 233-248 Week Mon. Waging War Against the Pirates 1. Konstam: pp. 194-244 13 Wed. Piracy in the 21 st Century Handouts Week Mon. Piracy in the 21 st Century continued Handouts 14 Wed. Week Mon. The Romanticizing of Piracy 1. Konstam: pp. 311-319 15 Wed. 2. Cordingly: pp. 3-25 Articles in your packet: Packet Anand, R. P. “Maritime Practice in South-East Asia until 1600 A.D. and the Modern Law of the Sea.” The International and Comparative Law Quaterly 30.2 (1981): 440- 454. Antony, Robert J. “Peasants, Heroes, and Brigands: The Problems of Social Banditry in Early Nineteenth-Century South China.” Modern China 15.2 (1989): 123-148. Bjork, David. K. “Piracy in the Baltic, 1375-1398.” Speculum 18.1 (1943): 39-68. Chakravarti, Ranabir. “Horse Trade and Piracy at Tana (Thana, Maharashtra, India): Gleanings from Marco Polo.” Journal of the Economic History of the Orient 34 (1991): 159-182. Gabbert, Janice. “Piracy in the Early Hellenistic Period: A Career Open to Many Talents.” Greece & Rome, Second Series 33.2 (1986): 156-163. Katele, Irene B. “Piracy and the Venetian State: The Dilemma of Maritime Defense in the Fourteenth Century.” Speculum 63.4 (1988): 865-889. Murray, Dian H. Pirates of the South China Coast 1790-1810 . Stanford University Press, 1987 (SELECTED CHAPTERS) Murray, Theresa D. “Pirate Queen of Connacht: Behind the Legend.” History of Ireland 13.2 (2005): 16-20. Pearson, Andrew. “Piracy in Late Roman Britain: A Perspective from the Viking Age.” Britannia 37 (2006): 337-353 Reid, Anthony. “Violence at Sea: Unpacking ‘Piracy’ in the Claims of States over Asian Seas.” In Elusive Pirates, Pervasive Smugglers : Violence and Clandestine Trade in the Greater China Seas , ed. R. Antony. Hong Kong: 2010, 15-26. Robinson, David M. “Banditry and the Subversion of State Authority in China: The Capital Region during the Middle Ming Period (1450-1525).” Journal of Social History 33.3 (2000): 527-563. .
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