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Module Specifications

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

Module Title	Ireland and National Cinema
Module Code	CM523
School	School of Communications
Online Module Resources
Module Teacher	Debbie Ging
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module explores the history of the development of cinema in Ireland. It analyses the relationship between films and national identity in a socio-historical context and critically interrogates the concept of a contemporary national cinema in the context of an increasingly transnational film industry and globalised society.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the key milestones in the development of Irish cinema
2. Explain the challenges posed to early Irish filmmaking in the context of Irelands economic, political and cultural climate
3. Critically analyse early and contemporary Irish films using a number of theoretical approaches
4. Evaluate and appraise the validity of national frameworks for the analysis of cinema by comparing and contrasting with cinematic output elsewhere
5. Develop complex, original arguments about Irish filmmaking using relevant theoretical material and original examples

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	250	No Description
Total Workload: 250

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

Narrating the Nation.
Irish Film Policy.

Early Irish cinema.
British and American visions of Ireland.

First Wave Cinema.
Women and Irish Film.

Northern Ireland on film.
Men and masculinity in Irish cinema.

New Irish identities on film.
Beyond national cinema?.

Guest lecture.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Essay	n/a	60%	n/a
In Class Test	n/a	40%	n/a

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
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Ruth Barton: 2004, Irish National Cinema, Routledge,
Brian McIlroy: 2007, Genre and Cinema: Ireland and Transnationalism, Routledge,
Ruth Barton and Harvey O'Brien: 2004, Keeping It Real: Irish Film and Television, Wallflower Press,
Kevin Rockett, Luke Gibbons and John Hill: 1988, Cinema and Ireland, Routledge,
Martin McLoone: 2000, Irish Film: The Emergence of a Contemporary Cinema, British Film Institute,
Lance Pettitt: 2000, Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation, Manchester University Press,
Kevin Rockett: 1996, The Irish Filmography: Fiction Films 1896 – 1996, Red Mountain Media,
John Hill: 2006, Hill, J. Cinema and Northern Ireland: Film , Culture and Politics, BFI,
Luke Gibbons: 1997, Transformations in Irish Culture, Cork University Press,