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National University of Ireland, MaynoothDEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

OPTIONAL MODULES

III ARTS SEMESTER 1 2015-16

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORYTHIRD ARTS, 2015-2016

FIRST SEMESTER

Co-ordinatorDR MARTIN OTT

Module code HY307

Credits2.5

Lecture hours per weekN/A

Module titleREADING MODULE 3A

Module content

This module requires students to read one or more assigned books/articles and to present an analytical report.

A list of approved titles will be provided on the relevant Moodle site early in the semester.

Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to compose an analytical report based on assigned reading.

Form of assessment

2,500 word essay to be submitted by Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Special requirements (e.g., field trips inc. cost; special sessions; books)

None



FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDR COLMÁN ETCHINGHAM

Module code SG 302

Credits5

Lecture hours per weekTwo

Module title:

LAW, SOCIETY AND THE LEARNED CLASSES IN EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND

Module content

This module introduces students to key aspects of the early Irish laws, popularly

known as the ‘Brehon laws’, investigating what they can tell us about early Irish

society, by studying directly passages from the laws themselves in translation.

Form of assessmentTwo essays of up to 2000 words on primary sources studied in class. 100%Deadlines for submission of essays are TBC

Special requirements (e.g. field trips inc. costs, special sessions)None

*Note that, since this module is also taken by students of Celtic Studies, there is only a limited number of places available for students of History

Please note that SG302 is timetabled by the School of Irish and may clash with corelectures in other subjects.



FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDR DYMPNA MC LOUGHLIN

Module code HY 312

Credits7.5

Lecture hours per weekThree

Module titleGENDER AND EMIGRATION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY IRELAND

Objectives To understand the chronology of nineteenth century Ireland emigration To analyse orphan emigration schemes to Canada. introduce convict transportation and landlord clearance schemes as examples of

involuntary assisted emigration examine the motivations behind the emigration of men and women throughout the

nineteenth century, and to elaborate on the differences between them. Special focus will be on the overrepresentation of women in post famine emigration.

to analyse the social, economic and cultural context of nineteenth century Ireland and how these factors impacted on emigration.

AimTo analyse the phenomenon of emigration from the point of view of ordinary men and women.

Assessment:Please NoteAssessment for this elective will be based on a handwritten nineteenth century primary source - a convict petition. These convict petitions are documents that either the convict (or his or her representative) wrote in the hope that they would not be transported to New South Wales. These petitions are only available in the National Archives of Ireland, Bishop Street, Dublin and students should expect to make at least two visits to find suitable petition(s). The petition has to be of sufficient length and complexity to write a 5,500 word essay. It is also acceptable to select two shorter petitions and compare and contrast them. Petition(s) have to be photocopied as they have to be included in your essay. The National Archives has a small charge for this.

Template (including primary sources and brief outline of essay) 2,000 words 20%Essay of 5,500 words with the convict petition attached 80%

Essay deadline: Tuesday, 5 January 2016Attendance requirements apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.

Special requirements (e.g., field trips inc. cost; special sessions; books): See above re visits to National Archives




FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDR ALISON FITZGERALD

Module code HY323

Credits

7.5

Lecture hours per week

ThreeModule title:THE BUSINESS OF LUXURY: THE DECORATIVE ARTS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE

Module content:What caused Augustus the Strong Elector of Saxony and King of Poland to be seized by porcelain ‘madness’? Why was there such a fascination with luxury goods from China and Japan in eighteenth-century Europe? Why are the names of eighteenth-century entrepreneurs like Josiah Wedgwood and Thomas Chippendale still so well known today? This seminar will examine the production, retailing and consumption of luxury goods including porcelain, silver and furniture in eighteenth-century Europe. Who were the arbiters of taste and fashion during this period? What was new? How did developments in terms of fashionable living generate demand for new categories of goods such as silver or ceramic tea wares? The supremacy of French taste during the first half of the eighteenth century will be investigated, by drawing comparisons with Georgian Britain, which imported French ideas in the sphere of design and the decorative arts, while at the same time expressing rivalry and even Francophobia. Britain’s own commercial expansion will be analysed to take account of the factors that encouraged innovation in design. The way in which luxury goods were manufactured, advertised and sold will be examined using both modern and eighteenth-century sources to develop a closer understanding of the objects. No previous knowledge of design history is required.

Assessment:In-class assessment: 40%Research project (approximately 4,000 words) based on primary sources on topic approved by the lecturer: 60% Deadline: Tuesday, 5 January 2016Attendance requirements apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.

Special requirements (e.g., field trips inc. cost; special sessions; books): The number of students admitted to this module is limited to 25. There will be 2-3 site visits, which will usually take place on Friday afternoons and possibly 1 Saturday morning. A modest admission fee may apply. The site visits will replace the usual seminar slots in relevant weeks.




FIRST SEMESTER

Co-ordinatorDR COLMÁN ETCHINGHAM

Module code HY332

Credits2.5

Lecture hours per weekN/A

Module title

READINGS ON EARLY IRISH LAW AND SOCIETY

Students will chose one from a list of books on the subject of the module and write a critical review of the book chosen.

For the list of books please email [email protected].

Form of assessment

Book review (2500 words) 100%

Deadline: Tuesday, 5 January 2016




FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerPROFESSOR FILIPE RIBEIRO DE MENESES

Module code HY 333

Credits7.5


Module titleTHE FIRST WORLD WAR AND FASCISM

Module contentAttention has shifted in the past years from purely diplomatic and military concerns to the incredibly rich political, economic, social, and cultural developments taking place behind the lines. The attempts by belligerent governments to harness their respective countries’ strength for war left indelible marks on Europe, which can only be understood if a broad comparative approach is adopted. These attempts were also to have a direct impact on the inter-war history of Europe: it is impossible to understand the sudden appearance of the Fascist phenomenon without reference to the war experience not only of soldiers, but of all men and women in the countries affected by the war. This course intends to trace the development of Fascism, demonstrating how its core ideology was shaped by the desire to recreate in peace the virtues of a mythical wartime society which had never in fact existed. TopicsThis course is divided into two broad parts. In the first, the War is examined: its causes and course, the experience of those who fought in it and, above all, the attempt by the belligerents to bring all their strength to bear on the enemy. This means that we will consider the role of all those groups which offered their services to wartime governments: churches, unions, feminist organisations, intellectuals, etc. The economic dimension of the war, crucial in such a prolonged industrial struggle, is also examined. Finally, in this part of the course we will examine the popular and official memories of the War.In the second part of the course we will examine the Fascist phenomenon as a direct consequence of the First World War and the efforts made during the conflict to mobilise whole populations. Fascism will be examined both as an ideology and as a system of government, again using a comparative approach, and the Fascists’ desire to recreate an ideal wartime experience will be considered in detail.

Module aimThe aim of this module is to introduce the student to the full range of recent scholarship being produced on the subject of the First World War.

Module structureThe module will consist of lectures and discussions of primary sources, as well as student presentations.

AssessmentAssessment will be based on an oral presentation (20%); a comparative analysis of selected secondary sources (30%); and an essay of c.3,000 words (50%). It is essential that all students meet the lecturer during the semester to discuss their assignments.Essay deadline: Deadline: Tuesday, 5 January 2016Attendance requirements apply. See relevant descriptor at www.mynoothuniversity.ie/courses.

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FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerPROFESSOR TERENCE DOOLEY

Module code HY 340

Credits7.5


Module title:THE IRISH COUNTRY HOUSE: A HISTORY

Module content:This module will examine the Irish Country House (‘Big House’) from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. It introduces students to the historical contexts in which these houses were designed and constructed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; their architectural evolution over time; the design and construction of their landscapes; the accumulation of their art collections and furnishing; their artistic representations; the working of the landed estates on which they were centred (particularly important in an Irish context because of the ubiquitous land question which dominated much of the nineteenth century); and the social, economic, political and cultural histories of those who lived in them and worked them. The module then considers the reasons for the decline and fall of country houses from the late nineteenth century onwards. In the latter respect the module looks at the effects that economic depression and the Land War of the 1880s, the break up of landed estates under the Land Purchase (Ireland) Acts, economic developments from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Great War 1914-18, and the revolutionary period, 1919-23, had on landed families and their homes. The focus then turns to the struggle for survival that faced many big house owners in independent Ireland and considers questions of management and public perception of these houses in Ireland up to the present day.Students will also be introduced to the primary sources which are available for the study of big houses and landed estates in Ireland, how to locate them and how to assess their strengths and weaknesses.

At the end of this module students will be expected to display evidence of knowledge of Irish country houses and their histories; appreciate the social, economic, political and cultural contexts which shaped the development and decline of the country house over a period of three hundred years or so; be able to identify primary sources relevant to the study of individual houses and families; and be able to use an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the country house.

AssessmentIn-class presentation 20%Research project (approx. 6,000 words) based on primary sources on a topic approved by the lecturer: 80%Deadline for submission of essay: Tuesday, 5 January 2016Attendance requirements apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.

Special requirements (e.g., field trips inc. cost; special sessions; books): Students will be expected to partake in at least two field trips and these may have to be arranged for a Saturday morning. The aggregate cost of these trips is not likely to exceed €20.




FIRST SEMESTER

Lecturer

DR JENNIFER REDMOND

Module code HY 348

Credits7.5


Module title

Modern Ireland: ComparativeTHE IRISH IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN

Overview

This course will examine the political, social and economic aspects of Irish immigrants in Britain in the twentieth century, focusing on the period 1900-1980. We will be drawing comparisons between their lives as immigrants with both the native population and other immigrant groups in Britain, particularly in the post-war period. Britain overtook all other destinations as the focus of Irish migration in the twentieth century as immigration restrictions to America increased. Furthermore, Britain became increasingly attractive as a destination given the greater economic opportunities for both men and women, particularly during the Second World War.

As part of this module we will critically interrogate the evidence on such areas as education, health and well-being of migrants, religious identity and practice as well as official reactions to the Irish in Britain. We will also be looking at cultural representations of the Irish in Britain in films and literature, and self-expressions of Irish identity in autobiographies and other writing. Students will critically examine the differences between sources, evaluating them for bias, partiality and representativeness. Students will utilize traditional printed sources as well as digital resources.

During the course of the semester, students will have completed an in- class presentation on a topic of their choice connected with the course themes based on primary and secondary source material, and an independent piece of research based on primary and secondary sources. This course requires active participation, independent research and group work and a participation grade is awarded on this, in addition to the completion of a self-assessment form AssessmentIn-class presentation (approximately 1,500-2,000 words) 20%In-class test 5%Participation grade 5%Research project (approximately 5,000 words) based on primary sourceson a topic approved by the lecturer: 70%Essay deadline: Tuesday, 5 January 2016Attendance requirements apply. See relevant module descriptor at www.nuim.ie/courses.


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DEPARTMENT OF HISTORYTHIRD ARTS 2015-2016

FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDR DENISE DUNNE

Module code HY 360

Credits7.5

Lecture hours per weekThree (Friday)

Module titleINTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN EAST WEST RELATIONS, 1945-1991

AimTo introduce students to the study of international relations by adopting a historical and theoretical approach to the analysis of key issues in twentieth century international relations.

ContentThe study of international relations involves the consideration of theoretical and historical issues. The emphasis in this module is placed on the ways in which ideas about world politics, sometimes referred to as international relations theory, interact with developments in the international arena itself. The first part of this module concentrates on international relations theory with a view to providing the student with the theoretical tools to enable a better understanding of the international system of the Cold War period from 1945 to 1991. The second part of the module surveys the international system of the Cold War period from the breakdown of the wartime alliance and the origins of the Cold War in 1943-1947, until the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe. Lectures will discuss the causes and consequences of key political and economic developments in East-West relations during this period. A particular emphasis is placed on US-Soviet relations. A number of major themes are addressed: the shift from a Euro-centric international society to a global one; the role of the state in the contemporary world; international conflict in the nuclear age; trans-nationalism and interdependence. Specific topics will be selected for more in-depth treatment, for example, the significance of European integration in the context of the Cold War, the Cuban missile crisis, the Vietnam War etc.

Form of assessment:Students are required to prepare in advance for class discussions by appropriate reading. Assessment will be based on the following:

1. The presentation of paper to the class during the semester 20%2. The presentation of a 5,000 word essay 80%3.

Deadline: Tuesday, 5 January 2016Attendance requirements apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.

Special requirements (e.g., field trips inc. cost; special sessions; books)If for any reason a student cannot attend lectures in full from week 1 through to week 3 inclusive (i.e. the first 9 lectures), he/she should select an alternative module. Critical examination material is covered in lectures 1 through to 9 inclusive, which will impact on the student’s ability to successfully manage the remainder of the module.




FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDR JOANNE MANCINI

Module code HY 383

Credits7.5


Module title

AMERICAN HISTORY SPECIALModule contentIn recent decades, historians of the United States (and colonial America) have become increasingly interested in a subject that had often been neglected by prior historians: the relationship between people and the natural world. Using a wide range of sources, environmental historians have worked to reconstruct how human interaction with the environment has brought about what the pioneering environmental historian William Cronon called “changes in the land.” But if environmental history is about the physical effects of human interaction with plants, animals, soil, water, and other elements of the natural world, it is also about the social, political, and cultural patterns that affect and are affected by that interaction. Further, it is also about the attitudes that have shaped the relationship between people and the environment: attitudes that, like that relationship itself, are not fixed but change over time.

Indeed, one striking aspect of American cultural history is the extent to which this relationship—and the issues emerging from it, such as loss of wilderness, species extinction or loss of biodiversity, pollution, the consequences to health and environment caused by the industrialisation of food, and climate change—have been the subject of generations of American writers from Henry David Thoreau and John Muir in the nineteenth century, to Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson in the twentieth century, to Michael Pollan and Bill McKibben in the twenty-first century. Thus in HY383 we will consider secondary sources written by historians and other scholars, but also examine a wide range of primary sources that will give us access to changing American consciousness towards the environment from the nineteenth century to the present.

The module will employ a seminar format, with regular in-depth discussions of assigned readings and other source material. Students must be prepared to participate in these discussions and to come to lectures having completed the assigned readings and other exercises.

AimTo investigate the relationships between environment and culture in American history

Form of assessment: Participation (10%), plusIn-class presentation (15%), plusContinuous assessment portfolio (15%), plus4500 word essay (60%)

Deadline for final essay: Tuesday, 5 January 2016Attendance requirements apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.


All students must acquire the required text: American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau, ed. B. McKibben


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