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Module Title	Anglo-Irish Lit.1: The Novel and Short Story
Module Code	EN332
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr Eithne O'Connell	Office Number	C2111
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This course is an introduction to contemporary Irish writing. It will enable students from abroad coming to the subject for the first time to study a range of literary works and film.

Learning Outcomes

1. demonstrate a knowledge of the key literary developments in twentieth century Ireland and also an understanding of the background to these events
2. relate in an informed and sensitive manner to the social, political and cultural contexts of the works studied
3. construct a vision of life in Ireland and of the Irish people in the twentieth century through their reading of novels, short stories and through film.
4. critique and evaluate the effectiveness of the narrative techniques employed in the novels and short stories discussed

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	12	No Description
Tutorial	12	No Description
Independent Study	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

None

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Attridge, Derek: 1990, The Cambridge companion to James Joyce, Cambridge UP, Cambridge,
Cullingford, Elizabeth Butler: 2001, Ireland's others: ethnicity and gender in Irish literature and popular culture, Cork, Cork UP,
Cullingford, Elizabeth Butler: 1993, Gender and history in Yeats's love poetry, Cambridge, Cambridge UP.,
Ellman, Richard: 1987, Four Dubliners : Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett, London, Hamilton,,
Jeffers, Jennifer: 2002, The Irish novel at the end of the twentieth century, Palgrave, New York,
Jeffares, A. Norman: 1982, Anglo-Irish literature, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin,
Kennedy-Andrews, Elmer: 2003, Fiction and the Northern Ireland troubles since 1969: (de-)constructing the north, Four Courts, Dublin,
Martin, Augustine: 1996, Bearing witness: essays on Anglo-Irish literature, University College Dublin Press, Dublin,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

BSSA	Study Abroad (DCU Business School)
BSSAO	Study Abroad (DCU Business School)
ECSAO	Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing)
HMSA	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
HMSAO	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
SHSAO	Study Abroad (Science & Health)

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