Second Year elective modules, Semester 2 2020-21

National University of Ireland, Maynooth DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY FLYERS FOR OPTIONAL MODULES II ARTS SEMESTER 2020-21 PLEASE NOTE Flyers provide information supplementary to that available in module descriptors, which may be viewed on the university database at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses Students are expected to consult both flyers and module descriptors in advance of registration NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 2020-21 SECOND SEMESTER Module Co-ordinator Credits Lecture hours per week DR ANN MARIE O’BRIEN Two Module title: IRELAND AND THE WIDER WORLD IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Module content This module examines Ireland’s diplomatic relations with the wider world from the establishment of the First Dáil Éireann in 1919 until the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985 It will explore a range of bilateral and multilateral relations including Ireland’s pursuit for sovereignty in the early years of Irish foreign affairs, Ireland’s admission to the League of Nations in 1923, Anglo-Irish relations within and without the British Commonwealth, Ireland’s diplomatic relations with the United States and on continental Europe, membership of the United Nations from 1955, admission to the EEC in 1973, Irish relations with the Third World and the Department of Foreign Affairs response to the outbreak of ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland Lectures will be delivered in accordance with the University’s guidelines for a safe campus Should the need arise, this module might have to move to online delivery Due notice will be given if this is the case Module aim This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the complexity of Irish foreign policy in the twentieth century Students will evaluate Irish diplomatic historiography and locate the direction of Ireland’s foreign policy in wider contexts They will engage in independent and group learning through lecture and seminar settings and through an engagement with a wide range of primary and secondary sources Upon completion of this module students will have developed their critical thinking and analytical skills Form of assessment Mid-term presentation (1000 words) based on selected document(s) Essay of 3,500 words based on primary research and on a topic to be agreed with course director Deadline for submission of essay: 25% 75% Monday, 10 May 2021 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 2020-21 SECOND SEMESTER Module Co-ordinator Credits Lecture hours per week DR BRENDAN SCOTT Two Module title: LATE MEDIEVAL IRELAND Module Overview This module examines a very important and formative period of Irish history It covers the period spanning from Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 to the reign of Richard II, who lost his English crown while attempting to settle Ireland These 300 or so years witnessed the AngloNorman invasion of Ireland, the advent of the Black Death, the reorganisation of the Church and the Bruce Invasion, all of which shaped the island and its people for centuries to come Module aim The aim of this course is to introduce students to the period in Ireland spanning the Battle of Clontarf in the eleventh century to the decline of the English colony in Ireland in the fourteenth century Students should acquire an understanding of the background to the events of this period as well as a knowledge of their course and consequences It is also expected that participants in the course will develop an appreciation of how the subsequent divide between Gaelic and Anglo-Irish has left its mark on the historiography of the period Lectures will be delivered in accordance with the University’s guidelines for a safe campus Should the need arise, this module might have to move to online delivery Due notice will be given if this is the case Form of assessment Mid-term assignment (1500 words) based on selected document(s) Essay of 3,500 words based on primary research and on a topic to be agreed with course director 30% 70% Deadline for submission of essay is Monday, 10 May 2021 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 2020-21 SECOND SEMESTER Module Co-ordinator Credits Lecture hours per week DR JOHN PAUL NEWMAN Two * Module title: THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF YUGOSLAVIA Module content On this module we will look at one of the great state experiments of the twentieth century We will look at the way Yugoslavia was formed in the aftermath of the First World War, its difficult existence in the interwar period, occupation and civil war during the Second World War, the socialist period under Marshall ‘Tito’, and the country’s eventual demise in civil war during the 1990s Due attention will be played to the unusual position of Yugoslavia in the global order, particularly during the Cold War, the changing nature of the multi-national state, and the role of conflict in both the making and the breaking of Yugoslavia Our ultimate question is an important one: is/was such a state, composed of differing nations, cultures, and histories, feasible in the era of the nation-state? Form of assessment First Essay (mid-term), 2,500 words Second Essay (deadline May 2021), 2,500 words 50% 50% * Lectures will be delivered in accordance with the University’s guidelines for a safe campus Should the need arise, this module might have to move to online delivery Due notice will be given if this is the case NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 2020-21 SECOND SEMESTER Lecturer DR DYMPNA MC LOUGHLIN Module code Credits Lecture hours per week HY 230 Two Module title HISTORY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE A Overview This module introduces the history of medicine The following themes will be covered: - the structure and function of the medical profession, including doctors, surgeons and apothecaries - Quack and quackery - The professionalization of nursing - the main medical institutions of the nineteenth century, including the hospital - the dispensary- a local model of healthcare - the adulteration of food and its consequences on human health - the complex issue of mental health and the treatment of the vulnerable in asylums - Tuberculosis and its impact of the stigma of tuberculosis on sufferers and their family in twentieth century Ireland - The Contagious Diseases Acts and the feminisation of venereal disease - Eugenics LECTURES WILL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSITY’S GUIDELINES FOR A SAFE CAMPUS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE, THIS MODULE MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE TO ONLINE DELIVERY DUE NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN IF THIS IS THE CASE Aim The aim of this module is to introduce students to the developing area of medical history Form of Assessment Two essays of 2,500 words each Details of these essays will be provided in week one of class NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 2020-21 SECOND SEMESTER Lecturer DR DAVID LEDERER Module code Credits Lecture hours per week HY 249 Two Module title THE HISTORY OF SUICIDE: A GLOBAL OUTLOOK Module content Ironically, before 1993, suicide was a crime in Ireland However, across the centuries and throughout cultures, voluntary death has been perceived differently In classical antiquity, Lucretia’s death was interpreted as a defence of her virtue In 1963, Qang Duc, a buddhist monk, self-immolated to protest the Vietnam regime The Bushido code reserved seppuku for the samurai class, but it was re-defined when young Japanese pilots were coerced into kamikaze service during the Second World War Since Emile Durkheim published Le Suicide (1897), sociologists argued that voluntary death is a soluble social problem Enlightened physicians declared it an act of insanity; today, physicians struggle with the challenge of euthanasia Over the course of the semester, we will consider the value of cultural history as a tool for understanding this global social phenomenon Students participate actively in a series of in-class discussions, presentations of historical documents and oral book reviews, posting to a group website and composing an essay for submission at the end of the semester Lectures will be delivered in accordance with the University’s guidelines for a safe campus Should the need arise, this module might have to move to online delivery Due notice will be given if this is the case Form of assessment 3,000 word essay 60% In-class assignments/tests 40% Deadline for submission of essay is: Monday, 10 May 2021 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 2020-21 SECOND SEMESTER Lecturer DR SARAH RODDY Module code Credits Lecture hours per week HY 273 Two Module title Modern Ireland History: THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE Module content The Great Famine is arguably the most significant event in modern Irish history The sudden failure of the potato crop in the 1840s cost Ireland a quarter of its population and led to fundamental social and economic shifts in Irish life Yet to be fully understood, the Famine’s global contexts and consequences need to be taken into consideration Therefore, this module will both conduct an in-depth exploration of the background, process and immediate impact of the Irish Famine, and assess its place on a broader transnational canvas Lectures will be delivered in accordance with the University’s guidelines for a safe campus Should the need arise, this module might have to move to online delivery Due notice will be given if this is the case Form of assessment Mid-term primary source essay (1500 words) Essay (3500 words) due by Monday, 10 May 2021 30% 70% NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 2020-21 SECOND SEMESTER Lecturer DR ALISON FITZGERALD Module code Credits Lecture hours per week HY 278 Two Module title DOMESTIC WORLDS: THE GEORGIANS AT HOME Module content Centuries before the concept of online shopping was dreamt up, catalogue shopping, must- have products, product branding and the widespread use of advertising, became staple features of the consumer culture of Georgian Britain and Ireland An unprecedented range of new commodities, from exotic imported porcelain and textiles, to ingenious mechanical furniture, fuelled fashions which were quickly, widely, and mercilessly commented on Depending on the author, and on his or her biases, luxury and the impulse to keep up fashionable appearances, was celebrated or censored Fashion victims were fair game in the world of satirical print What was new? Who lead taste? How did new technology transform the sort of goods that people bought, used and coveted? Was there a clear distinction along gender lines in terms of fashionable commodities? Using a wide range of primary sources from diaries and letters, to account books and inventories (with excellent online databases of printed primary sources available via MU library) this module will consider the material culture of the Georgians at home A site visit will be organised if restrictions permit No previous knowledge of the History of Art or design is required to take this module Lectures will be delivered in accordance with the University’s guidelines for a safe campus Should the need arise, this module might have to move to online delivery Due notice will be given if this is the case Assessment In-class assessment: 30% Essay (3,000-3,500 words) 70% Deadline for submission of essay: Monday, 10 May 2021 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 2020-21 SECOND SEMESTER Lecturer Module code TBC SG254 Credits Lecture hours per week Two Module title HISTORY - LAW, SOCIETY AND LEARNED CLASSES IN EARLY IRELAND Information as on Course Finder Overview The early Irish law books, often known as the ‘Brehon laws’ provide a wealth of information about numerous aspects of medieval Irish society This module studies aspects of these law books, the learned classes that created them and the social institutions and practices they illuminate Form of assessment Continuous assessment 50% One-hour examination at end of semester 50% Special requirements (e.g field trips inc costs, special sessions) None Please note that SG254 is timetabled by Sean-Ghaeilge and may clash with core lectures in other subjects NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 2019-20 SECOND SEMESTER Co-ordinator DR KIERAN MC GROARTY Module code GC224 Credits Module title UNDERSTANDING THUCYDIDES: THE FLOWERING OF GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY Information as per Course Finder Overview Towards the end of the fifth-century BC the Greek world became embroiled in a conflict which lasted with little interruption for 27 years This module examines this conflict – the Peloponnesian War – and the parts played by the principal adversaries, Athens and Sparta Central to it is a close study of the Greek historian Thucydides’ account of this war In particular, we examine the principles of historiography that he employed On account of his methodology, Thucydides would acquire a reputation as the first scientific historian of the western world, a claim the module scrutinizes We also, briefly, makes use of other perspectives, such as those provided by the comic playwright Aristophanes, who enriches the picture, adding a cultural dimension by examining the impact that the war had on the general population, male and female, citizen and slave The module closes with an assessment of the legacy of Thucydides and his place in the Greek historiographical tradition Form of assessment Continuous assessment Two written assignments, each weighted 50% Teaching & learning methods 18 lectures, labs/practicals For further information please contact Ancient Classics Department Please note that GC224 is timetabled by Ancient Classics and may clash with core lectures in other subjects  ... director Deadline for submission of essay: 25 % 75% Monday, 10 May 20 21 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 20 20 -21 SECOND SEMESTER Module Co-ordinator Credits... Monday, 10 May 20 21 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 20 20 -21 SECOND SEMESTER Lecturer DR SARAH RODDY Module code Credits Lecture hours per week HY 27 3 Two... May 20 21 30% 70% NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SECOND ARTS, 20 20 -21 SECOND SEMESTER Lecturer DR ALISON FITZGERALD Module code Credits Lecture hours per week HY 27 8