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On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. demonstrate a critical understanding of the individual texts on this course;
2. apply close reading skills focused on individual textual elements (including formal components) to an investigation of that text's larger meaning;
3. situate the literary writing on this course in its national, historical, social, political and scholarly critical contexts;
4. make informed comparisons between texts from the different Irish writers studied;
5. contribute effectively to peer group discussion and analysis of issues relating to modern Irish literature;
6. complete the two required smaller written assignments and a formal essay on topics related to the course.
Students will read key selected Irish literary texts written between the late 19th century and the present day. For Autumn 2020, these texts will include the following:
- the poetry of W.B.Yeats (written between the 1880s and the 1930s);
- James Joyce's coming-of-age novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916);
- short stories by Elizabeth Bowen (written in the 1930s, '40s and '50s);
- Sean O'Casey's play, Juno and the Paycock (1924);
- the poetry of Eavan Boland (written between the 1960s and the present;
- Marina Carr's play, By the Bog of Cats (1998)
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 12 |
Small Group | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities | 36 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Assignment 1: Close Reading - 800 words |
Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Assignment: Assignment 2: Critical Essay Evaluation - 800 words |
Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Essay: Essay - 2,000 words | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
- Individual feedback prior to assessments will be offered on an ongoing basis, through Workshop-leaders' responses to students' in-class debate contribution and associated activities. Informal peer review will be incorporated as part of workshop debate and discussion board contribution, overseen by the workshop leader. - Individual feedback on the two smaller writing assignments will be delivered on-line through Brightspace after its submission (this mid-trimester Assignment is due in approximately Week 6 of the trimester); workshop leaders will make appointment slots available for one-to-one feedback on these two assignments, after the results are published to students. Group / whole class feedback on general achievements and areas for improvement in Assignments 1 and 2, will be offered by the workshop leader and/or the module co-ordinator, after the results of these assignments has been published to students. - Individual feedback on the final essay (due after the end of the teaching trimester) will be delivered on-line through Brightspace. The module co-ordinator will be available to discuss the result of this essay with individual students, on request.
Name | Role |
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Dr Catríona Clutterbuck | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Lucy Collins | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Luca Crispi | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Margaret Kelleher | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |