Join us for an adventure with pirates in history, in our news, and in the movies—from Plutarch to CNN to Johnny Depp. Together we will look for common causes of piracy over the centuries and around the world and consider the ways in which people and governments have fought them. (It isn’t easy!) Then we will focus on modern piracy, especially the pirates of Somalia. Why did they appear so suddenly out of nowhere? Finally, we will consider why pirates, who we all agree are bad people who want to take our stuff and kill us, are often portrayed as fun, swashbuckling adventurers in literature and film.
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Earlier Event: November 11
Beyond Impressionism- Sold out!
Later Event: November 17
Fiction Book Club