imagining modern ireland:  an introduction to irish culture studies

Course code:  IR120

This course provides an integrated interdisciplinary introduction to the ways in which Irish writers, musicians, and film-makers have participated in the formation of Irish identities from the cultural revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to the present. It considers the extent to which writers and film-makers, in Irish and in English, and those involved in the revival of Irish music and dance have been actively involved in imagining and re-imagining Ireland and Irishness during the modern period. Issues to be addressed will include Ireland’s transition from a traditional to a modern society, language, gender, and the connections between cultural production and the imagined ’nation’.

On completion of the course, students will have a critical knowledge of the ways in which literature, film, and music have contributed to the construction and interrogation of modern Irish identities.

The course will be offered in each semester, with classes meeting for a two-hour lecture once a week. Material in Irish will be studied in English translation.

Course Co-ordinator: Dr Louis de Paor, Centre for Irish Studies

Semester 2: Timetable

Course:  IR120 - Imagining Modern Ireland:  An Introduction to Irish Culture Studies
Start Date:  Wednesday, 16th January, 2013
Time:  11.00am – 1.00pm
Venue:  Theatre IT250, Information Technology Building (11.00am-12.00pm) and SC003 - Thomas Dillon Theatre (12.00-1.00pm)

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