Module Details

Module Code: JOUR C4802
Module Title: Ireland on Screen
Title: Ireland on Screen
Module Level:: 8
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Myles Kelly
Module Author:: Caroline French
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Module Description: This module will examine the history of portrayals of Ireland and the Irish onscreen. Beginning with films that established a myth of romantic nationalism. Students will look at both rural and urban films, spending time on the depiction of the Northern Irish “Troubles,” and concluding with “post-national” films. Throughout, students will consider the relationship between class and national identity, what role the heritage industry plays in defining ‘Ireland,’ how film articulates the relationship of Ireland to the UK and the US, and how globalization has factored into the Irish film industry.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Define key thematic and formal issues of contemporary Irish cinema
LO2 Identify markers of cultural identity in Irish films and explain how that identity has been reflected in and driven by Ireland’s national cinema.
LO3 Understand the cultural and political implications of film as a medium.
LO4 Identify how cinema shapes and is shaped by cultural and historical events, including the emergence of modern Ireland, the Irish diaspora, and the place of Ireland in a globalized economy.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
A Short History of Ireland and its Cinema:
Blazing the Trail: The O’Kalems in Ireland (2011) Irish Cinema Ourselves Alone (1996) The Quiet Man (1952)
From First to Second Wave: The Costs of an Irish Film Industry:
The Crying Game (1992) Poitin (1977) I Went Down (1997).
Export/Import(ant): The Global Market for Irish Films and Subjects
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) Michael Collins (1996).
Center & Periphery: The Celtic Tiger and its aftermath
Garage (2007) What Richard Did (2012) Breakfast on Pluto (2005).
Selling Irish Film/Music
Good Vibrations (2013) The Commitments (1992) Once (2007)
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 80
Timing Sem 1 End Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
n/a
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 10 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
n/a
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board
It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.
Reassessment Description
Marks for all projects/briefs are collated at the end of each semester. If a student fails to complete a project, re-assessment can take place if the student obtains the agreement of the tutor to submit completed work at the end of the semester. If part of a project involved group working then it is not possible to require students to submit such work and alternative assignments may have to be issued

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 3.00 3
Independent Learning Non Contact No Description Every Week 6.00 6
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Angus Finney. (2014), The International Film Business A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood, 2nd. 302, Routledge.
  • Ruth Barton. (2004), Irish National Cinema, Psychology Press, p.214, [ISBN: 9780415278959].
  • Brian Mcllroy. (1998), Irish Cinema, Anna Livia Press, Dublin, p.209.
  • Martin McLoone. (2000), Irish Film: The Emergence of a Contemporary Cinema, British Film Institute, [ISBN: 0851707939].
  • Ruth Barton. (2019), Irish cinema in the twenty-first century, Manchester University Press, p.248.
  • John Hill. (2006), Cinema and Northern Ireland Film, Culture and Politics, 1st. Bloomsbury, London, p.269, [ISBN: 9781844571345].
  • Martin McLoone. (2008), Film, Media and Popular Culture in Ireland: Cityscapes, Landscapes, Soundscapes, Irish Academic Press,, Dublin, p.214.
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Kevin Rockett, Luke Gibbons, John Hill. (2015), Cinema and Ireland, Routledge, p.320.
Recommended Article/Paper Resources
  • Condon, Denis. (2003), Touristic Work and Pleasure: The Kalem Company in Killarney, Film and Film Culture, (2)., p.pp. 7.
This module does not have any other resources
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