Undergraduate Course: The Contemporary Irish Novel 1960 to the Present (ENLI10325)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/Honours/FourthYear/4thYear_Home.htm |
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| Course description |
This course will explore representations of Ireland and Irishness in contemporary Irish novels. Famous for its literary tradition, since 1960 Ireland has gone through radical social and political transformation and writers have challenged established notions of Irish identity and questioned the limits and possibilities of what it means to be Irish. We will investigate how the contemporary Irish novel represents this change side by side with a concern for continuity with the traditions that have formed Irish identity, that is, the tension between innovation and tradition which characterises this writing. Starting with Edna O&©Brien&©s The Country Girls which was banned in Ireland for its representation of young female experience, the course will examine literary strategies in fiction from the North and South, focusing on questions of identity regarding nationality, gender, faith, class and sexuality. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s): Autonomous Learning Group at time to be arranged. |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Room 6.11, David Hume Tower. |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s): Autonomous Learning Group at time to be arranged. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| This course will provide students with knowledge of contemporary Irish fiction, of trends and issues in and theorisation of Irish writing. It will enable students to analyse the relation between literature and social and historical context, particularly regarding nationalism and the construction of identity. It will provide opportunities for comparative cultural analysis. It will provide students with analytical tools and perspectives and promote key interpretive and investigational skills which will be of crucial use beyond the immediate concerns of the course. |
Assessment Information
Course Essay of 2,500 words (25%);
Exam Essay of 3,000 words (75%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
Email: Carole.Jones@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
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