Pirates and Bandits: Teaching the Myths and Realities in the K-12 Classroom

Join us for a swashbuckling mini-course on historical bandits and pirates around the world. What are the myths? What are the facts? Faculty experts will discuss global piracy, representations of pirates in the media, piracy in the Atlantic world, and bandits in East Asia. We will also discuss curricular applications of pirates and bandits for the K-12 classroom. This mini-course is particularly applicable for teachers of World History, U.S. History, East Asia studies, Global Studies, Film Studies and World Cultures.

• • Starts:
  • May 17, 2024
• • Ends:
  • May 18, 2024
• • Time Detail:
  • 5:00-8:00 p.m. EDT May 17; 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. May 18 EDT
• • Learning Format:
  • Hybrid
• • Location details:
  • University of Pittsburgh (In-Person with Online Zoom Option)
• • Type of Course:
  • Seminars & Short Courses
• • Offered to:
  • Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
• • Registration and Info:

  • We strongly encourage in-person attendance, but the program will be hybrid, and you may choose to attend online or in person. All participants will receive Globalization: A Very Short Introduction; in-person participants will receive an extra book. Benefits also include a Certificate of Completion and some travel reimbursement subsidies available for in-person attendees who live outside of the Pittsburgh area. Pennsylvania teachers will also receive Act 48 hours.