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Module Title	Interculturalism, media & identity in Ireland
Module Code	CM102
School	School of Communications
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr Debbie Ging	Office Number	C179
Level	1	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to provide students with a critical and structural approach to media and cultural theory in a specifically Irish context. Culture and identity are set in their wider social context by examining their relation to nationalism, interculturalism / multiculturalism, gender, globalisation, class and religion. Issues of media representation are considered in relation to changing social, economic and political structures.

Learning Outcomes

Students gain an insight into the core themes and issues at the heart of cultural, social and political life in contemporary Ireland. They examine the role of the media in representing the social world and in constructing the key discourses that define modern Ireland.

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	24
Tutorials	36
Laboratories	0
Seminars	0
Independent Learning Time	90

Total	150
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

Assume that a 10 credit module load represents approximately 150 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus

Modernity and Identity Issues of Media Representation Multicultural / Intercultural Ireland Irish Travellers and Interculturalism Interculturalism / Multiculturalism and the Irish Media Gender and Sexuality in Ireland Exploring Irish Masculinities Changing Family Structures in Ireland Globalization and Identity Guest Lecture Revision

Assessment
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Indicative Reading List

- Cronin, Michael, Kirby, Peadar and Gibbons, Luke (Eds) Reinventing Ireland: Culture, Society and the Global Economy. London: Pluto, 2002. - Farrell, Fintan and Watt, Philip (Eds.) Responding to Racism in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas, 2001. - Gibbons, Luke. Transformations in Irish Culture. Cork University Press in association with Field Day, 1996. - Kiberd, Damien (Ed.) Media in Ireland: Issues in Broadcasting. Dublin: Open air, 2002. - Kiberd, Damien (Ed.) Media in Ireland: the Search for Diversity. Dublin: Open Air, 1997. - Lentin, Ronit and McVeigh, Robbie. Racism and Anti-Racism in Ireland. Beyond the Pale Publications, 2002. - Longley, Edna and Kiberd, Declan. Multi-culturalism: The View from the Two Irelands. Cork: Cork University Press in association with The Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh, 2001. - McKeown, Kieran and Ferguson, Harry. Changing Fathers?: Fatherhood and Family Life in Modern Ireland. Cork: Collins Press, 1998. - O'Toole, Fintan. Black Hole, Green Card: the Disappearance of Ireland. Dublin : New Island Books, 1994. - Peillon, Michel and Slater, Eamonn (Eds) Encounters with Modern Ireland: A Sociological Chronicle, 1995-1996. Dublin : Institute of Public Administration, 1998. - Peillon, Michel and Slater, Eamonn (Eds) Memories of the Present: A Sociological Chronicle, 1997-1998. Dublin : Institute of Public Administration, 2000. - Rose, Kieran. Diverse Communities: the Evolution of Lesbian and Gay Politics in Ireland. Cork: Cork University Press, 1994. - Smyth, Ailbhe (Ed.). Feminism, Politics, Community: WERRC Annual Conference Papers 1996. Dublin: WERRC, 1996.

Programme or List of Programmes

BA in Communication Studies

BA in Journalism

MMA

BSc in Multimedia

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