Irish Film II

Irish Film II

IRSH 3473

Course title: Irish Film II

Course description: In this course students will study native Irish culture and the culture of the Diaspora through the medium of film.

Instructor Information

Name: Dr. Stewart Donovan

Email: sdonovan@stu.ca

Students can contact me at any time either by email or through Microsoft Teams chat or video ( I do not use Moodle)

Office location: 305 Edmund Casey Hall

Phone: 452-0426

Textbooks

Selected readings on-line.

Course Requirements

Students have a choice of two essays 30% each or one essay 20% and a journal for 40%.

Final exam at home open book essay 40%

Topics for your first paper include: “High Art meets the masses: adapting Irish literature to the screen”. Students may also choose four or more feature films post 1982 and discuss their treatment of Irish subjects. There are two deadlines for your papers: Your first paper is due on February 10, your second paper on the last day of class. If you choose to do a journal you may send me entries for comments at any time. The complete journal is due at the end of classes in April.

Journal
A more informal style of writing, your journal should record notes from class, conversations with fellow students, family, friends et. al. about Irish cinema and its cultural impact. The journal/notebook should also highlight research you have been doing: reading and viewing you will have done in the library or on the net. This is the independent learning section of the course. You should try to write/ compose at least two entries per week. The length of these entries depends on what you have to say and on your writing skills, but try to avoid point form. Set a goal of one to two pages per week. Remember that the journal is also a writing and communicating exercise. Your journal is due on the last day of class but you may consult me about your entries at any time. Note: students can book appointments online with the staff at our writing centre.

Course Requirements: Topics for your second essay include: “The films of Jim Sheridan: from My Left Foot to The Boxer;” "Neil Jordan as Auteur”;” “The Troubles of Northern Ireland”. “Irish identity and Irish modernism: seeking subjects in the post-national state.” “Beyond Ethnicity: Ireland, Europe and the Urban World.” This essay is due on the last day of class.