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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Pat Brereton
Semester 2: Pat Brereton
Autumn: Pat Brereton
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
The aim of this course is to provide students with a theoretical and historical understanding of the question of national cinema, particularly in relation to the development of Irish cinema. Irish cinema will be situated in its wider cultural and social context. The relationship between cinema as a cultural industry and as a cultural form will be examined and the module will investigate the role of a national cinema in relation to contemporary culture.

Learning Outcomes



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture36a structured apprach to the history of irish cinema
Independent learning65Essential readings and responses to same
Group work12Critical discussion of key topics
Seminars12Discussion of key texts
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Key themes and issues In Irish cinema.
Mapping the field and history of Irish cinema: “Ourselves Alone?”;Tradition and Modernity/Auteurs/Postmodern and Irish/ Urban Voices/ Outsiders and Others/The Cinema of the Celtic Tiger/ Irish Shorts.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
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Indicative Reading List
  • Barton, Ruth: 2002, Jim Sheridan: Framing the Nation, Liffey Press,
  • Gibbons, L: 1997, Transformations in Irish Culture.,
  • Kirby, Peadar & Gibbons, Luke & Cronin, Michael: 0, Reinventing Ireland: Culture, Society and Global Economy,
  • Rockett, K, Gibbons, L, Hill J: 0, Cinema and Ireland,
  • Cronin, M: 0, Ireland into Film: The Barrytown Trilogy,
  • McBride, S: 0, Ireland into Film: Felicia's Journey,
  • McLoone, M: 0, Irish Film: The Emergence of a Contemporary Cinema,
  • McLoone, M: 0, Film, Media and Popular Culture in Ireland: Cityscapes, Landscapes, Soundscapes,
  • Pettit, L: 0, Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation,
  • Pettit, L: 0, (Ireland into Film:December Bride (I,
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