Sodomy And The Pirate Tradition: English Sea Ro... May 2026

B. R. Burg’s "Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean" argues that 17th-century piracy was a unique, all-male society where homosexuality was normative, widespread, and voluntary. The work challenges traditional views of piracy by focusing on sexual practices rather than purely economic motivations, heavily influencing modern cultural interpretations. For more details, visit NYU Press . Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition - NYU Press