IRISH SUMMER SCHOOL, TRINITY
COLLEGE, DUBLIN
Dublin, Ireland
Trinity
College Dublin is the host for this seven-week program (June 19–August
7) in Ireland.
The
program offers six mini-courses, worth 1.5 credits each. Students will
enroll
in four of the six courses, through the University of Notre Dame’s
Summer
Session. They will choose from the following: ENGL 44520: Irish Fiction
and
Poetry; FTT 24009: Irish Drama, 19th-Century to Present; HIST 34432:
Post-Famine Irish History; ANTH 34301: Gaelic Culture; ARHI 24524:
Irish Visual
Culture; and SOC 34124: Critical Issues in Contemporary Ireland.
The
summer
program features a week in Northern
Ireland,
as well as several field trips—including an archeological tour of the
prehistoric sites in the Boyne
Valley, a trip to medieval
sites in County Wicklow
and a tour of the Antrim
Coast.
Students
can choose to live with a host family or to live on campus in Trinity College.
All meals and a bus pass are included with the host family option.
Continental
breakfast and kitchen facilities are provided with the on-campus
housing
option. The cost of the program is $6,640 to $7,070 plus a $500 ND
summer
programs administrative fee. The price includes tuition, accommodation,
and
field trips. It also includes meals for those students choosing the
homestay
only.
Students
will choose four 1.5 credit courses from the six offered, and earn 6
credits
during the program. The FTT and ENGL courses together will fulfill an
English
major requirement. Other credits will be electives.
ENGL 44520. Irish Literature
This
course examines modern Irish writing from 1890 to 2001, celebrating the
range
and diversity of Irish literature from Yeats and Joyce to the present.
This
intensive reading course will focus on the founding figures of modern
literature and explore their influence on succeeding generations.
Selected
fiction and poetry will be covered.
FTT
24009. Irish Drama, 19th Century to
Present
This
course provides the literary and cultural framework for studying the
tradition
of Irish Drama from the 19th century to the present. The world of Irish
plays
and playwrights is studied through text and performance.
HIST 34432. Post-Famine Irish
History
This
introductory course traces the most eventful period in Irish history
from the
post-famine era to present day. The course begins with the Home Rule
Crisis and
the role of Parnell and then moves on to the origins of the Easter
Rising of
1916. This is then followed by a study of the War of Independence, the
effects
of the Civil War and the foundation of the State, Partition, and
constitutional
developments. The subsequent development of both states North and South
are
then examined and discussed.
ANTH 34301. Gaelic Culture
This
course offers a fascinating insight into Celtic mythology and folk
tradition,
the linguistic and cultural heritage of Gaelic civilization, an
examination of
the oral and written traditions of the Irish language, and the current
state of
the Irish-speaking world.
ARHI 24524. Irish Visual Culture
This
course takes an interdisciplinary look at visual culture in Ireland.
Archaeology, art,
architecture, film, television, and video are the primary sources and
areas to
be examined with reference to relevant literary, social, and cultural
contexts.
SOC 34124. Critical Issues in Contemporary
Ireland
This
course provides a running commentary on many of the critical issues
facing Ireland,
north and south, and the relationships
with Britain,
Europe, the U.S.,
and the developing world. A discursive and analytical approach covers
aspects
of economics, sociology, politics, religion, and culture.