Irish Studies Spring 2009 Courses

For more information, contact Clare Carroll, Director, Irish Studies, at clare.carroll@qc.cuny.edu or visit 251 Kissena Hall Thursdays, 2-4 PM.

Archaeology 290W: Topics in Anthropology: Archaeology of Ireland
Instructor: James Moore
AT3RA (code: 1033) Tuesday & Thursday, 10:50-12:05PM, PH, 311
This course traces the development of Irish society from the initial settlement by foraging peoples through the development of agriculture and metallurgy to the origins of chiefdoms and states. Special attention is given to the Celtic Iron Age Society. 3hr; 3 cr. Prereq.: English 110. Six credits in social science or sophomore standing.

English 365: Celtic Mythology and Literature
Instructor: Jeffrey Cassvan
3T3FA (code: 1450) Tuesday and Friday, 3:05-04:20PM (Fulfills H1T2/PN)
This course is a study of the Celtic literature of Britain and Ireland, focusing mainly on the heroic sagas of Ireland and Wales. Attention is given to the relationships among Celtic, English, and Continental literatures. All readings in English translation.

History 231: Ireland from 1691 to the Present
Instructor: Patrick McGough
E6M3 (code: 0099) Monday, 6:30-09:20PM, RZ 343
This course surveys the major developments in Ireland from the Treaty of Limerick to the present. Events highlighted in the early part of this course include the Penal Era, the emergence of “Protestant Nationalism,” the birth of Irish Republicanism among Ulster Presbyterian Radicals, the Act of Union, Catholic Emancipation, and the causes and consequences of the 1840’s Famine. The survey of post-Famine Ireland covers the development of modern Nationalism and Unionism with an examination of why Ireland was partitioned along apparently religious lines in the 1920’s. An overview of Ireland since Partition concludes with an analysis of the current economy in the Republic and the prospects for continuing peace and devolved government in Northern Ireland.

Irish Studies 103: The Irish in America
Instructor: Patrick McGough
E6T3A (code: 3198), Tuesday, 6:30-9:20 PM, RZ 343
Co-listed with History 200 E6T3 (0100) Tuesday, 6:30-9:20 PM, RZ 343
A century and a half ago, the escapees of the Irish Potato Famine constituted the most unwanted and despised group in America. Today, their descendants, along with those of subsequent Irish immigrants, form one of the most “fashionable” ethnic identities in our country. How did this remarkable change come about? In this course we will examine the experience of the Irish in America from the Scotch Irish to the Famine Irish to the “New Irish” of recent years. In addition to a chronological survey of political and social developments, some specific areas will be highlighted--the Irish in the Labor Movement, the effects of the Famine, and the role of Irish and Irish American women.

Irish Studies 101: Beginning Irish
Instructors: Thomas Ihde and Eimear Ní Cheallaigh
Thursdays, 11:30 AM-12:50 PM
(Click here to apply for CUNY e-permit for Lehman IRI103 ONH02, equivalent to IRST 101 )
The course provides a mix of classroom and on-line instruction in Irish grammar, and vocabulary, which will be supplemented by discussion groups conducted by Fulbright Scholar Eimear Ní Cheallaigh.