Imagining Modern Ireland: An Introduction to Irish Culture Studies

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

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 in 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. IC This module focuses on the way the English language, Irish language, and Irish music and dance have impacted the formation of Irish culture and identity. The module introduces students to Ireland's cultural transition to a modern society. IC - Co. Galway, Ireland IS 1106 This module 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 in the modern period. Issues to be addressed will include Irelands transition from a traditional to a modern society, language, gender, and the connections between cultural production and the imagined nation.