| Title: | Piracy: Life At Edge of Map |
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| Course Section Number: | FRT-101-03 |
| Department: | Freshman Tutorial |
| Description: | FRT-101-03: Piracy: Life at the Edge of the Map. Crystal Benedicks is the chair of the English department and a devotee of spicy foods. She has three children and a big, stupid dog. For centuries, people have been fascinated by the idea of the pirate. In the popular imagination, the pirate is simultaneously a violent criminal and noble outsider, a derelict and a gentleman. In this class, we will ask why the idea of the pirate exerts such a pull on our society today. We will consider historical pirates in their cultural contexts, with attention to piracy as an experimental social contract. We will also study contemporary pirates and that ways that recent acts of piracy intersect with issues of race and class. Finally, we will think more broadly about piracy as a metaphor and a contested contemporary activity, turning our attention to internet and corporate piracy. Our discussions will be grounded in scholarly articles and historical documents, novels and movies about piracy, and contemporary news reports. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | August 22, 2019 |
| End Date: | December 15, 2019 |
| Meeting Information: |
08/22/2019-12/05/2019 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Baxter Hall, Room 114
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| Faculty: | Benedicks, Crystal |
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