Visiting students may be interested in some of the unique offerings the University provides. This multi-disciplinary program provides a comprehensive overview of Irish life and culture including Irish language and literature, history, folklore, traditional music, politics and sociology. Scheduling is organized so that conflicts are unlikely for students pursuing these courses. University of Limerick course numbers are in parentheses after the American equivalent. History of the Irish language and an introduction to early Irish literature are included.
Content includes aspects of Irish culture.
This course concentrates on poetry and drama with special attention to the work of W.B. Yeats. The fiction-writing tradition forms an integral part. Topics include the Irish literary revival, issues of history and language, the social, cultural and political scene in early 20th century Ireland, Yeats' poetry and his contemporaries, the drama of Lady Gregory, J.M. Synge and Sean O'Casey and major novels and short stories. Selections from contemporary poetry, drama and fiction are examined. This course applies the theories of Derrida and Lacan to writings of Yeats and Heaney, seen as pluralizing the politics and poetics of Irish identity.