Module Title:Cultural Studies 3
Credits: 10
NFQ Level:7
Module Delivered In No Programmes
Teaching & Learning Strategies: Sessions will be set aside for close reading of texts involving full class participation. Video materials will be used to stimulate interest and vary the teaching methods. Students will also be taken on field trips of relevant interest (theatre, cultural centres, art museums). Mid-term quiz and end-of-term portfolio of materials (task sheets and essay)
Module Aim: The aim of this module is to introduce students to modern Irish literature and film from a cultural viewpoint. By analysing texts and film from different cultural and historical perspectives, students are encouraged to develop a critical approach to the literature. Central themes in Irish literature such as politics, gender, and post-colonialism, will be explored against the historical and cultural background of twentieth-century Irish society. The module includes work by men and women writers, from both Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Demonstrate a knowledge of the most important developments in the modern Irish literary tradition
LO2 Identify the significance of key historical events to reading and interpreting Irish writing in this period
LO3 Examine the value of different theoretical perspectives (Post colonialism, Gender Studies,) to reading Irish literature.
LO4 Compare and contrast the themes and subjects important to writers from the North and South of Ireland, identifying key regional differences.
LO5 Critically discuss the position of Irish film and literature in a globalized media landscape.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

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Requirements
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
The End of the Nineteenth Century
Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Narratives of Anglo-Irish life
Elizabeth Bowen: The Last September Maria Edgeworth: Castle Rackrent George Moore: a Drama in Muslin
The Irish literary Revival and Nationalism
W.B. Yeats/ Lady Gregory; Caithleen Ni Houlihan J.M. Synge: The Playboy of The Western World Sean O'Casey: The Plough and The Stars.
Modernism/Postmodernism
James Joyce: A Portrait of The artist as A Young Man, Dubliners, Ulysees. Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot.
The Role of The Writer in shaping National Identities
Postcolonialism/gender and myth. Cultural Memory the writer as social critic.
Contemporary Irish Poetry
Socio-Political factors shaping poetic identity. Poetic concepts of Existence and place.
Irish Women's Writing in the Twenty-First Century
Edna O'Brien: The Country Girls. Ann Enright: The Gathering. Selected Short Stories by Women Writers. Irish women Poets.
Rewriting the Nation and the Rise and Fall of 'Celtic Tiger' Ireland.
John McGahern: The Dark Pat McCabe: The Butcher Boy. Roddy Doyle: The Commitments. Donal Ryan: The Spinning Heart. Mike Mccormack: Solar Bones
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Short Answer Questions In Class Quiz 4 10.00 n/a
Presentation n/a 4,5 40.00 n/a
Portfolio Writing Portfolio 1,2,3,4 50.00 n/a
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Short Answer Questions In Class Quiz 4 10.00 n/a
Presentation n/a 4,5 40.00 n/a
Portfolio Writing portfolio 1,2,3,4 50.00 n/a
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination

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Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture 30 Weeks per Stage 3.00
Independent Learning Time 30 Weeks per Stage 4.00
Total Hours 210.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture Every Week 1.50
Independent Learning Time Every Week 3.00
Total Hours 4.50