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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.
Indicative Module Content:Screen Culture and National Identity
Influence on Irish Screen Culture of dominant external representations (e.g. Hollywood, British media)
Screen culture and diaspora
Irish screen culture and genre forms
Irish screen culture and minority identities
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 85 |
Lectures | 10 |
Small Group | 10 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Final Essay | Week 12 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 60 |
Essay: Mid-Term Essay | Week 6 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 30 |
Continuous Assessment: Tutorial Group Discussion | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Students will receive written feedback on assignments. Students will have an opportunity to attend feedback sessions with class tutors. Students have opportunity to meet individually with lecturer during weekly scheduled hours throughout term.
Name | Role |
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Aoife Fealy | Tutor |
Miss Natasha Waugh | Tutor |
Film Screening | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 09:00 - 10:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 11:00 - 11:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 11:00 - 11:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 12:00 - 12:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 12:00 - 12:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 4 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 13:00 - 13:50 |