Module Details

Module Code: CULT H8027
Full Title: "Irish Literature": Poetry, Fiction and Social Change
Valid From:: Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( June 2019 )
Language of Instruction:English
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits:: 5
Module Owner:: Aoileann Ni Eigeartaigh
Departments: Unknown
Module Description: This module explores a wide range of Irish literary texts in the English language. It outlines the history and development of literature in Ireland from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, focusing in particular on the role of literature as a transmitter of cultural messages. It examines a number of key historical events that had an impact on Irish writing, and analyzes the main styles and themes of literary texts.
 
Module Learning Outcome
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Module Learning Outcome Description
MLO1 Analyze a number of recurring themes in Irish literary texts
MLO2 Discuss a wide variety of Irish writers and assess the roles they have played in debates about Irish identity
MLO3 Distinguish the ways in which literary texts have defined Irish and Northern Irish identities and transmitted these definitions to the various communities
MLO4 Appraise the ways in which contemporary Irish literary texts reflect social and cultural change
MLO5 Assess the contribution made by the “New Irish” to ideas about Ireland and Irish identity
MLO6 Write and orally present coherent, well-structured analyses of a variety of literary texts.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named DkIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
No recommendations listed
 
Module Indicative Content
Colonialism and Irish Literature
n/a
Mise Éire: Nationalist Mythologies and Irish identity
n/a
The Literary Revival, W.B. Yeats and Irish nationalism
n/a
James Joyce: Realism and Modernism
n/a
Place and Irish Literature
n/a
Literature of Northern Ireland: Seamus Heaney and John Hewitt
n/a
Irish Women’s Writing
n/a
Negotiating Identity in Contemporary Irish Literature
n/a
The Literature of Exile
n/a
The “New Irish”: Immigrant Literature
n/a
Module Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Course Work100.00%
Module Special Regulation
 

Assessments

Full-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Continuous Assessment % of Total Mark 20
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Class participation is a key component in this module. Students will be given weekly readings to prepare for class and will be expected to contribute to structured class discussions.
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 60
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2,4,5,6
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will complete three short critical analyses (c.500 words) of core texts. Each text will engage with critical issues discussed in class.
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 20
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 2,4,6
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will prepare a group presentation on the contemporary Irish novel of their choice, focusing on the ways in which the selected text engages with and critiques contemporary Irish society.
No Project
No Practical
No Final Examination

Part-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Continuous Assessment % of Total Mark 20
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Class participation is a key component in this module. Students will be given weekly readings to prepare for class and will be expected to contribute to structured class discussions.
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 60
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2,4,5,6
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will complete three short critical analyses (c.500 words) of core texts. Each text will engage with critical issues discussed in class.
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 20
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 2,4,6
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will prepare a group presentation on the contemporary Irish novel of their choice, focusing on the ways in which the selected text engages with and critiques contemporary Irish society.
No Project
No Practical
No Final Examination
Reassessment Requirement
No repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will be offered solely on the basis of coursework and a repeat examination will not be offered.

DKIT reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Tutorial Contact No Description Every Week 1.00 1
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Independent Study Non Contact No Description Every Week 4.00 4
Total Weekly Learner Workload 9.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Tutorial Contact No Description Every Week 1.00 1
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Independent Study Non Contact No Description Every Week 4.00 4
Total Weekly Learner Workload 9.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Kiberd, Declan. (2017), After Ireland: Writing the Nation from Beckett to the Present, Head of Zeus.
  • Gleeson, Sinéad. (2015), The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers, New Island Books.
  • de Brun, Fionntan. (2019), Revivalism and Modern Irish Literature: The anxiety of transmission and the dynamics of renewal, Cork University Press.
  • Dawe, Gerard. (2018), The Wrong Country: Essays on Modern Irish Writing Kindle Edition, Irish Academic Press.
  • Cleary, Joe. (2014), The Cambridge Companion to Irish Modernism, Cambridge University Press.
  • Kelly, Aaron. (2008), Twentieth-Century Irish Literature, Palgrave.
  • Ingman, Heather. (2007), Twentieth-Century Fiction by Irish Women: Nation and Gender, Routledge.
  • Brown, Terence.. (1985), Ireland: A Social and Cultural History, Fontana Press.
  • Corcoran, Neil. (1998), The Poetry of Seamus Heaney, Faber and Faber Ltd.
  • Deane, Seamus, ed.. (1991), The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing, Field Day.
  • Pierce, David, ed.. (2000), Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century, Cork University Press.
Recommended Article/Paper Resources
  • DkIT subscribes to a wide variety of Ebooks and Ejournals. Relevant articles will be recommended to students..
Other Resources
  • Web Resources, Students will be expected to stay up-to-date with contemporary critical and cultural developments. Relevant websites and data bases will be strongly recommended to them.