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Module Title
Module Code
School
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NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module examines aspects of the political, social and cultural history of 20th-century Ireland, including the labour movement, the women's movement, and relations between Unionists and Republicans.

Learning Outcomes

1. Display a detailed knowledge of some of the main features of the Irish Labour Movement in the early twentieth century.
2. Display a detailed knowledge of some of the main events/issues in the history of Irish women in the early twentieth century.
3. Appreciate how Republicanism and Unionism have both impacted on Irish political life and on the Anglo-Irish relationship.
4. Apply objectivity, perspective and a range of analytical skills in the reading and contextualisation of relevant documents and texts.
5. Demonstrate some of the skills required to engage in basic research at this level.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	2	No Description
Tutorial	1	No Description
Assignment Completion	15	Essay [1800-2000 words]
Assignment Completion	4	Document analysis [600-750] x 6
Independent Study	4.7	No Description
Total Workload: 26.7

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

The impact of both Republicanism and Unionism on the Irish state

Shades of Unionism: Unionist publications, 1970-82

Shifting positions: Sinn Fein and the political implications of the Hunger Strike, 1981-86

James Connolly and Irish socialism/nationalism

James Larkin and the trade union movement

Labour and politics

Labour texts and documents

The suffrage campaigns

Women in nationalist politics

Legislation and women's rights, 1922-37

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	%	Examination Weight	%

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

M. Irvine: 1991, Northern Ireland: Faith and Faction, 1st, Routledge, London, 978-0415055786
A. Aughey: 1989, Under Siege:Ulster Unionism and the Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1st, Hurst & Co., 978-1850659515
P. Arthur & K. Jeffrey: 2001, Northern Ireland Since 1968, Lightning Source Inc., 978-0631200840
N. Porter: 1998, Rethinking Unionism, New edn. 1998, Blackstaff Press, Belfast, 0-85640-643-0
P. Taylor: 2000, Loyalists, 1st, Bloomsbury Publishing, 978-0747545194
J. Bowyer Bell: 2000, The IRA 1868-2000, 1st, Routledge, London, 978-0714681181
D. Morrison: 2007, Hunger Strike: Reflections on the 1981 Hunger Strike, 1st, Brandon Books, Co. Kerry, 978-0863223600
C. O'Donnell: 2007, Fianna Fail, Irish Republicanism and the Northern Ireland Troubles 1968-2005, 1st, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 978-07165333603
Emmet O'Connor: 1992, A Labour History of Ireland 1824-1960, Gill & MacMillan,
Donal Nevin: 2005, James Connolly: A Full Life, Gill & MacMillan,
Emmet O'Connor: 2002, James Larkin, Cork University Press,
Linda Connolly: 2003, The Irish Women's Movement: From Revolution to Devolution, Lilliput Press, Dublin,
Myrtle Hill: 2003, Women in Ireland: A Century of Change, Blackstaff Press, Belfast,
Mary Cullen and Maria Luddy: 2001, Female Activists: Irish Women and Change, 1900-1960, Woodfield Press, Dublin,
Maria Luddy: 2007, Prostitution and Irish Society, 1800-1940, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
Margaret Ward: 1995, In Their Own Voice: Women and Irish Nationalism, Attic Press, Dublin,

Other Resources

1725, Website, 0, Writings of James Connolly, www.marxists.org/archive/connolly, 1726, website, Republican Sinn Fein, 2007, Eire Nua, www.rsf.ie/eirenua,

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