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On successful completion of this module students should have developed their understanding of the main currents in historiography in twentieth-century Ireland; critically examined key historical texts and enhanced their skills in critical analysis; engaged in group discussion of historical writings; further developed the historiographical skills essential to the successful completion of postgraduate research in modern Irish history; presented their work to peers and engaged in debate; produced an original paper situating their own research within existing scholarship.
Indicative Module Content:This module will analyse and assess the key works of historical synthesis, from the first scholarly survey history (F. S. L. Lyons, Ireland Since the Famine, 1971), through the works of Ronan Fanning, Roy Foster, Thomas Bartlett, Diarmaid Ferriter and others, to Alvin Jackson’s Ireland 1798-1998: War, Peace and Beyond (2010), revised and retitled in the aftermath of the Good Friday Agreement. Key developments in the writing of Irish political, social, and cultural history will also be examined.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 95 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 95 |
Total | 210 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: A 4,000 word essay which situates the student’s own dissertation within the existing scholarship. Part-time students may agree an alternative, cognate, topic with the module co-ordinator. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Continuous Assessment: Seminar attendance and participation. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Presentation: A 10-minute paper assessing the historiographical significance of a text relevant to the student's research topic. Part-time students may agree an alternative, cognate, topic with the coordinator. | Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback will be given individually after the presentation and, on an ongoing basis, during preparation for the final essay. Feedback on the final essay will be provided individually once provisional grades have been published.