Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module, students should be able to identify the key phases and filmmakers in the history of Irish Cinema; analyse the relationship between socio-economic change and Irish screen culture; appreciate the impact of non-Irish film and television on notions of Irish screen culture; demonstrate an awareness of aesthetic and formal patterns across global and local productions; discuss cinematic discourse on national identity using the vocabulary and theory of Film and Media Studies; and compose an essay specific to the module’s content which demonstrates a firm grasp of the assigned readings and an ability to interpret the texts of the module.