Piracy and Captivity in the Early Modern Mediterranean. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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This course provides a critical overview of piracy and captivity in the early modern Mediterranean. Due to the changing dynamics of the Mediterranean in particular and the world in general, the early modern era represented one of the periods with the highest frequency of captivity, corsair, and privateering activities. The assigned materials and the class discussions will probe beyond popular and/or ideological representations in favor of a more nuanced historical understanding of the political and economic context of piracy and captivity, ransoming practices, the experience of captives, and the social and cultural implications of these phenomena. Course Fee: GL01 $90; STLF $18.48.