The significance of literary modes such as romanticism and realism for film content and structure. Analysis of the adaptation of literary works to the medium of film. The realtionship among the themes, styles, cultural traditions and influences of modern Irish writing and filmmaking. Students will generally spend three hours in the morning attending lectures by various Irish scholars and experts in the area. In the afternoon, students usually spend about four hours per day on excursions to places of cultural and historical interest in the Dublin area.
Students are free to travel where they wish on the weekend.
Past students have organized trips to Galway, Cork, Belfast, and Donegal during the weekends. Students will be expected to write academic journals for course credit. This paper will be due by no later than August 5, 2001. Applicants must participate in the entire program and satisfy NIU undergraduate or graduate admission and course requirements. The Study Abroad Office may cancel this program if minimum required enrollment is not attained.