AMST40250 Ireland & the US

Academic Year 2021/2022

*** Not available in the academic year indicated above ***

This module will assess contemporary realignments in the relationship between Ireland and the United States. As the status of both countries changes under the auspices of globalisation, the historic ties between the two - based most fundamentally on the long history of emigration from Ireland to the US - are remade, as citizens of the two attempt to re-negotiate traditional bonds. Students will focus on historical representations of Irishness in the US and vice versa, entering into a wider scholarly process of reassessing these relationships in line with developments in Irish and American Studies more generally. Seminars will highlight issues such as the impact of the Celtic Tiger, the Irish visa lobby in Washington, representations of the urban, the status of Shannon airport, and the function of America in Irish popular culture. This module will examine primary and critical sources in literature, film & television, music and commentary, in order to investigate the changing conditions of engagement between Ireland and the United States today.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn about key ideas and concepts in cultural relations between Ireland and the United States. They will work with multidisciplinary sources and texts, develop skills of critical analysis and interpretation, and of oral and audio-visual presentation

Indicative Module Content:

Seminars will highlight issues such as:

• the role of the US in the Peace Process in Northern Ireland

• the impact of the Celtic Tiger on the Irish economy and culture, including the role of US investment

• the influences of American media and culture in Ireland

• the representations of America and Irish-US relations in Irish literature and film

• the profile of the contemporary Irish diaspora in the US

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

24

Autonomous Student Learning

176

Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Seminar discussions based on assigned reading


 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Participation in in-class activities including individual and group presentations; debates; and other activities. The total number of unexcused absences will also affect this grade component. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

10

Essay: 5000 word essay Unspecified n/a Graded Yes

70

Presentation: In trimester presentation Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded Yes

20


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback both pre- and post-assessment