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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Avast me hearties! This week's episode is about queerness during the Golden Age of Piracy. Join us to hear about the raging party culture of pirate ships, Eli and Jason getting gay pirate married, and our treasure hunt for evidence on the stormy seas of historical documents.
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[Image description: a engraving of pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts holding a sword aloft in front of a pirate ship in a bay]
2 years ago
As always this is most excellent. I wanted to add that ”matelotage” as a word is derived from the French word ”matelot” which means sailor. That could explain why some scholars go out on a limb and talk about matelotage with strong relationships between people sailing? Like maybe? It doesn’t make them right but 🤷♂️
2 years ago
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