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CE2063: LOVE, LOSS AND REVIVAL: GAELIC IRELAND, 1700 TO THE PRESENT (2020-2021)

Last modified: 29 Jun 2020 10:54


Course Overview

This course provides an introduction to Gaelic Ireland from the eighteenth century to the present, a period of great historical trauma but also of unrivalled literary expression across many genres, from courtly poetry to the folk song, the autobiography and the novel. Reference will be made throughout to the political upheavals in which Gaelic Ireland was refashioned, alongside other key themes including the changing status of the Irish language, and Ireland's relationship with the rest of Europe. Though much Gaelic writing of this period closely reflect the bleakness of history, it has also been a vehicle for joyful affirmation, comedy, and tragic grandeur and resilience.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr David Wheatley

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Programme Level 2
  • Any Undergraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to Gaelic Ireland from the eighteenth century to the present, a period of great historical trauma but also of unrivalled literary expression across many genres, from courtly poetry to the folk song, the autobiography and the novel. Reference will be made throughout to the political upheavals in which Gaelic Ireland was refashioned, alongside other key themes including the changing status of the Irish language, and Ireland's relationship with the rest of Europe. Though much Gaelic writing of this period closely reflect the bleakness of history, it has also been a vehicle for joyful affirmation, comedy, and tragic grandeur and resilience.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1x essay of 3,500 words (60%)

1x pre-recorded presentation (30%)

Contributions to course discussions (10%) 

Alternative Resit Arrangements for students taking course in Academic Year 2020/21

2500 word essay (100%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionUnderstandWill be able authoritatively to discuss the history and culture of Gaelic Ireland in the later modern period.
ConceptualUnderstandWill be able to read and appreciate a selection of key translated Irish Gaelic works of the period.
ProceduralAnalyseUnderstand central technical and thematic features of these works; relate the texts to their historical contexts; think and speak cogently about late modern Gaelic Ireland
ReflectionApplyDiscuss complex issues with clarity and cogency, both orally and in writing; write clearly, succinctly, grammatically and idiomatically; organise study time effectively.

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