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Module Title	Women in Irish and European Society 1780-1915
Module Code	HIS5
School	Oscail
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Module Co-ordinator	Mr James Brunton	Office Number	D102
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15
Pre-requisite	HIS1
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module considers the history of women's role in both the private as well as the public sphere and examines the experience of women 'on the margins'. Students on this module complete a research essay instead of a final examination.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically evaluate developments in academic writing on women with reference to the difference between women’s history, feminist history and gender historys history, feminist history and gender history
2. Critically analyse the ways in which social, economic and political factors shaped women s lives in period 1790-1915
3. Demonstrate an informed view regarding the ways in which women accessed the public sphere of politics and employment and how society's expectations of women's roles in society shifted at certain seminal points in the periods
4. Critically reflect on the importance of class in the study of women's lives in the period
5. Appraise the ways in which society dealt with women who failed to conform to nineteenth century expectations regarding appropriate female roles
6. Carry out an original research project based on primary historical sources which contributes to knowledge in the field

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Tutorial	15	No Description
On-line learning	15	No Description
Independent learning	345	No Description
Total Workload: 375

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

Introduction.
Unit 1 : Women’s History, Feminist History and Gender History.

Unit 2 Research: Getting started.
Part 1: Women in the Private Sphere.

Unit 3: Domesticity.
Unit 4: Religion.

Part 2: Women, Education and Work.
Unit 5: Philanthropy.

Unit 6: Education.
Unit 7 Industrialisation and Women’s Work.

Unit 8: Women and Work in Ireland.
Unit 9: Emigration.

Part 3: Developing the Research Project.
Unit 10: Literature Review.

Unit 11: Negotiating Archival Sources.
Part 4: Women on the Margins.

Unit 12: Motherhood.
Unit 13: Prostitution.

Unit 14: Poverty and Criminality.
Part 5: Women in the public sphere.

Unit 15: Radicalism and utopian discourses of the late eighteenth, early nineteenth century.
Unit 16: Politics formal and informal I.

Unit 17: Suffrage in Ireland.
Unit 18: Women and nationalism in nineteenth century Ireland.

Unit 19: Women and nationalism 1900-1921.
Unit 20: Women and War.

Part 6: The Research Paper.
Unit 21: Writing the Research Paper.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	Assessment takes a variety of forms, including essays, reports, learning journals, presentations and group assignments. Students on this module complete a research essay instead of a final examination.	100%	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
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

Diploma/BA in Humanities

BAEH

Diploma/BA in English & History

BASM

BA Single Module

Timetable this semester: Timetable for HIS5

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