Module Delivered in
| Short Title: | Contrmp Representation of Irl |
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| Full Title: | Contrmp Representation of Irl |
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| Description: | This module aims to further advance the study of contemporary Irish culture through the examination of a range of texts and their political, economic and historic contexts. |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
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| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to | - Understand the nature of representation, ideology and signifying practices
- Evaluate the factors which have contributed to representations of Ireland and the Irish in various media
- Discuss the shifts and changes occurring in cultural representations of Ireland both in the historical and contemporary global contexts
- Assess the extent to which novelistic representations are capable of supplying valuable insights into the evolution of 20th-century Irish society.
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Module Content & Assessment| Content |
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Cultural Representation Issues of representation and ideology; Cultural representation and ‘the imagined community’; Cultural representation and our relationship with the past; issues of politics, conflict, history, globalisation, gender and sexuality; contemporary modes of representation, technological constraints, structure, form and cultural context;
Popular images of Ireland and the Irish in 20th century film, literature, photography and mass media; recurring themes and motifs and the role of genre; current preoccupations and representations of political economic and cultural concerns. Tourism and Heritage Representing the past: museums, theme/folk parks, tourist images. Reflections on the ‘authentic’, the ‘real’ and the ‘hyperreal’; critical evaluation of tourist images and centres.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 30% | | End of Semester Formal Examination | 70% |
| | Outcome addressed | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Formal End-of-Semester Examination | None | 70% | Semester End |
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| Coursework Breakdown |
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| Type | Description | Outcome addressed | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Continuous Assessment | Students are required to complete an essay of approximately 2000 words. The purpose of the essay should be to allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the various theories, texts and ideas discussed and apply these in in the context of their own research. Students should be given a choice of essays and work should be presented using appropriate academic referencing and bibliographic conventions. | | 30 | n/a |
IT Tallaght reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment Module Workload & Resources| This course has no full time workload. |
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| Resources |
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Pettit, L. 2000, Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation, Manchester Univ Press
- McLoone, M. 2000, Irish Film: The Emergence of a Contemporary Cinema, BFI
- Urry, J. 1990, The Tourist Gaze: Leisure and Travel in Contemporary Societies, Sage London
- Lowenthal, D. 1985, The Past is a Foreign Country, Cambridge Uni Press
- O’Connor, B., and Cronin, M. 1993, Tourism in Ireland: A Critical Analysis, Cork Uni Press
- McGonagle,D., et al 1999, Irish Art Now: From the Poetic to the Political, Merell Holberton London
- Bolger, D 2003, The Journey Home, Flamingo
- Moore, B, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
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- Screening: Poitin (B. Quinn, 1978)
- Screening: Our Boys (C Black, 1981)
- Screening: After 68(S Burke, 1993)
- Screening: Guiltrip (G Stembridge, 1995)
- Screening: Bloody Sunday (P Greengrass, 2002)
- Screening: Omagh (P Travis, 2004)
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