You will read two articles on Atlantic Piracy, discuss the arguments and ideologies of Pirates in the 18th century through the lens of two different authors Lane and Rediker.
Construct your opinion on how the pirates survived, and explain their reasons for becoming Pirates (buccaneers).
Answer the following questions as you build the paper:
Considering their general overlap and their differences, what would you define as the shared area of focus of these two sources?
What is the argument made by the first reading within that focus area?
What is the argument made by the second reading within that focus area?
Does the first author have any significant objectives or make any sub-arguments outside of the main argument made in the first reading?
Does the second author have any significant objectives or make any sub-arguments outside of the main argument made in the first reading?
Reflect on any gaps that exist between the sources, areas not developed fully by them, subfields that might be useful – e.g., economic, gender, cultural history – and areas within the scholarship that have been done poorly and need further attention.
