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National University of Ireland, MaynoothDEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

OPTIONAL MODULES

III ARTS SEMESTER 1 2017-18

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORYTHIRD ARTS, 2017-18

FIRST SEMESTER

Co-ordinatorDR DAVID LEDERER

Module code HY307

Credits2.5

Lecture hours per weekN/A

Module titleREADING MODULE 3A

Module content

This module requires students to read one or more assigned books/articles and to present an analytical report.

A list of approved titles will be provided on the relevant Moodle site early in the semester.

Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to compose an analytical report based on assigned reading.

Form of assessment

2,500 word essay to be submitted by Wednesday, 3 January 2018

Special requirements (e.g., field trips inc. cost; special sessions; books)

None



FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDR ALISON FITZGERALD

Module code HY323

Credits

7.5

Lecture hours per week

ThreeModule title:THE BUSINESS OF LUXURY: THE DECORATIVE ARTS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE

Module content:What caused Augustus the Strong Elector of Saxony and King of Poland to be seized by porcelain ‘madness’? Why was there such a fascination with luxury goods from China and Japan in eighteenth-century Europe? Why are the names of eighteenth-century entrepreneurs like Josiah Wedgwood and Thomas Chippendale still so well known today? This seminar will examine the production, retailing and consumption of luxury goods including porcelain, silver and furniture in eighteenth-century Europe. Who were the arbiters of taste and fashion during this period? What was new? How did developments in terms of fashionable living generate demand for new categories of goods such as silver or ceramic tea wares? The supremacy of French taste during the first half of the eighteenth century will be investigated, by drawing comparisons with Georgian Britain, which imported French ideas in the sphere of design and the decorative arts, while at the same time expressing rivalry and even Francophobia. Britain’s own commercial expansion will be analysed to take account of the factors that encouraged innovation in design. The way in which luxury goods were manufactured, advertised and sold will be examined using both modern and eighteenth-century sources to develop a closer understanding of the objects. No previous knowledge of design history is required.

Assessment:In-class assessment: 40%Research project (approximately 4,000 words) based on primary sources on topic approved by the lecturer: 60% Deadline: Wednesday, 3 January 2018Module conditions apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.

Special requirements (e.g., field trips inc. cost; special sessions; books): The number of students admitted to this module is limited to 25. There will be 2-3 site visits, which will usually take place on Friday afternoons and possibly 1 Saturday morning. A modest admission fee may apply. The site visits will replace the usual seminar slots in relevant weeks.




FIRST SEMESTER

Co-ordinatorDR COLMÁN ETCHINGHAM

Module code HY332

Credits2.5

Lecture hours per weekN/A

Module title

READINGS ON EARLY IRISH LAW AND SOCIETY

Students will chose one from a list of books on the subject of the module and write a critical review of the book chosen.

For the list of books please email [email protected].

Form of assessment

Book review (2500 words) 100%

Deadline: Wednesday, 3 January 2018




FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerPROFESSOR THOMAS O’CONNOR

Module code HY 339

Credits5

Lecture hours per weekTwo

Module title:EUROPE: POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BOUNDARIES:

THE FRENCH WARS OF RELIGION 1550-1629

MODULE CONTENT

This course examines the formation of the French State during the religious wars of the Reformation period. In the first part of the course, students familiarise themselves with the period through secondary source reading and film. In the second part of the course they explore a selection of typical documentary sources for the period. Topic covered include the role and function of religion in the politics of late medieval and early modern France; the early success of Calvinism in France; the nature and quality of the French Catholic renewal; the search for peace and the emergence of Bourbon France as the major continental power in the early seventeenth-century Europe.

MODULE AIM

The module provides students with a sound chronological knowledge of sixteenth century French history and familiarity with the vocabulary of religious conflict, state building and cultural change. The detailed examination of primary sources documents provides them with enhanced interpretative skills. Student skills in French language and early modern palaeography will be improved.

AssessmentIn-class presentation (max. 1000 words) 20%Analysis of primary and/or secondary source (max. 1000 words) 20%Essay on topic agreed with module leader (max. 3000 words) 60%Deadline for submission of essay: Wednesday, 3 January 2018Module conditions apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.

Special requirements:

Student must acquire David Potter The French Wars of Religion: Selected Documents (London, 1997) which contains a selection of documentary material and Mack Holt, The French Wars of Religion 1562-1629 (Cambridge, 1995)




FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerPROFESSOR TERENCE DOOLEY

Module code HY 340

Credits7.5

Lecture hours per weekThree

Module title:THE IRISH COUNTRY HOUSE: A HISTORY

Module content:This module will examine the Irish Country House (‘Big House’) from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. It introduces students to the historical contexts in which these houses were designed and constructed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; their architectural evolution over time; the design and construction of their landscapes; the accumulation of their art collections and furnishing; their artistic representations; the working of the landed estates on which they were centred (particularly important in an Irish context because of the ubiquitous land question which dominated much of the nineteenth century); and the social, economic, political and cultural histories of those who lived in them and worked them. The module then considers the reasons for the decline and fall of country houses from the late nineteenth century onwards. In the latter respect the module looks at the effects that economic depression and the Land War of the 1880s, the break up of landed estates under the Land Purchase (Ireland) Acts, economic developments from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Great War 1914-18, and the revolutionary period, 1919-23, had on landed families and their homes. The focus then turns to the struggle for survival that faced many big house owners in independent Ireland and considers questions of management and public perception of these houses in Ireland up to the present day.Students will also be introduced to the primary sources which are available for the study of big houses and landed estates in Ireland, how to locate them and how to assess their strengths and weaknesses.

At the end of this module students will be expected to display evidence of knowledge of Irish country houses and their histories; appreciate the social, economic, political and cultural contexts which shaped the development and decline of the country house over a period of three hundred years or so; be able to identify primary sources relevant to the study of individual houses and families; and be able to use an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the country house.

AssessmentIn-class presentation (ten minutes) based on primary document related to project. 20%Class participation (attendance and engagement in class discussions) 10%Research project of c. 6,000 words based on primary research on topic to be agreedwith class lecturer: 70%Deadline for submission of essay: Wednesday, 3 January 2018Module conditions apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.

Special requirements (e.g., field trips inc. cost; special sessions; books): Students will be expected to partake in one field trip, which may have to be arranged for a Saturday morning. The cost is not likely to exceed €10.



DEPARTMENT OF HISTORYTHIRD ARTS 2017-18

FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDR DENISE DUNNE

Module code HY 360

Credits7.5


Module titleINTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: US-SOVIET RELATIONS DURING THE COLD WAR, 1945-1991

AimTo introduce students to the study of international relations by adopting a historical and theoretical approach to the analysis of key issues in twentieth century international relations.

Module ContentThe study of international relations involves the consideration of theoretical and historical issues. The emphasis in this module is placed on the ways in which ideas about world politics, sometimes referred to as international relations theory, interact with developments in the international arena itself. The first part of this module concentrates on international relations theory with a view to providing the student with the theoretical tools to enable a better understanding of the international system of the Cold War period from 1945 to 1991. The second part of the module surveys the international system of the Cold War period from the breakdown of the wartime alliance and the origins of the Cold War in 1943-1947, until the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe. Lectures will discuss the causes and consequences of key political and economic developments in East-West relations during this period. A particular emphasis is placed on US-Soviet relations. A number of major themes are addressed: the shift from a Euro-centric international society to a global one; the role of the state in the contemporary world; international conflict in the nuclear age; trans-nationalism and interdependence. Specific topics will be selected for more in-depth treatment, for example, the significance of European integration in the context of the Cold War, the Cuban missile crisis, the Vietnam War etc.

AssessmentIn-class presentation 20%Extended essay (5,000 words maximum) 70%Class participation 10%Deadline: Wednesday, 3 January 2018Module conditions apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.Special requirements (e.g., field trips inc. cost; special sessions; books)If for any reason a student cannot attend lectures in full from week 1 through to week 3 inclusive (i.e. the first 9 lectures), he/she should select an alternative module. Critical examination material is covered in lectures 1 through to 9 inclusive, which will impact on the student’s ability to successfully manage the remainder of the module.




FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDR JOHN PAUL NEWMAN

Module code HY 368

Credits7.5


Module titleEastern European historyLIFE UNDER A RED STAR: POLITICS, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY IN COMMUNIST EASTERN EUROPE.

An artist in Bulgaria paints American cultural icons onto a Soviet Red Army monument. The caption reads ‘In step with the times’,

Module descriptionThis module charts the history of eastern and central Europe under communism, that is, from 1945-1989. Due attention is to the role of the interwar period and the Second World War in creating the conditions necessary for the rise of the communist regimes in the region. We will explore the part played by personalities, leaders, the party, intellectuals, and the ordinary people in the establishment, maintenance, and eventual downfall of the communist system. In addition to the political history of East European communism we will look at the part played by literature, movies, television, consumption (shopping), and leisure time in shaping the communist experience. What was the live-experience of communism really like for the average person, why did the system last so long, why did it end when it did, and what are the long-term implications of this time for the future integration of Europe?

In-class presentation/class participation: 20%Written assignment due mid semester (2,000 words): 20%Extended essay (c. 4,000 words): 60%. Essay deadline: Wednesday, 3 January 2018Module conditions apply. See relevant module descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.

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FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDr DYMPNA MCLOUGHLIN

Module code HY 370

Credits7.5


Module titleHEALTH AND MEDICINE: A HISTORY

Module content

This module explores in some detail select themes in the history of health and medicine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with particular emphasis on the experiences of ordinary people and their medical crises. Among these themes are: the adulteration of alcohol; folk medicine; the dangers of birth and puerperal fever; psychiatry and anti psychiatry movement; blood and life-giving properties; polio and debate re vaccination.

This elective will also have an emphasis on ordinary people and medical crises in their lives.

Module aim

The aim of this module is to achieve a broad understanding of health and medicine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Form of assessment:

Analysis of a primary source 20%Essay of 5,500 words 80%

Sources for both assessments will be on line British Parliamentary Papers

Essay deadline: Wednesday, 3 January 2018Module conditions apply. See relevant module descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.


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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTHDEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

THIRD ARTS, 2017-18

FIRST SEMESTER

LecturersDR JOANNE MANCINI

Module code HY 373

Credits7.5


Module titleAMERICAN HISTORY ELECTIVE (B)

This module offers an introduction to the cultural history of the United States and its colonial antecedents, as well as aspects of Indigenous cultures. It will employ a seminar format, with regular in-depth discussions of primary sources including literary texts, art, architecture and material culture, music and other works. We will also examine current secondary literature (primarily journal articles), both in history and, because of the interdisciplinary nature of the subject matter, in related disciplines such as literature, history of art, and anthropology. Students must come to class meetings having completed the assigned readings and other exercises, and participate fully in these discussions.

Form of assessment:Participation (10%), plusIn-class group presentation (15%), plusContinuous assessment portfolio (15%), plus4500 word essay (60%)

Essay deadline: Wednesday, 3 January 2018Module conditions apply. See relevant module descriptor at www.maynooth.ie/courses.


Students must be prepared to participate in one field trip, which may incur an admission fee.

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FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerPROFESSOR MARIAN LYONS

Module code HY 386

Credits7.5


Module title

THE IRISH DIASPORA IN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD

Module content

Between c.1600 and c.1820, a multiplicity of motives caused men and women to leave Ireland for Continental Europe and further afield. The lure of education, employment, prosperity and religious tolerance was especially strong, but so too was the desire for adventure and change, and a dislike of the isolation associated with living at the extreme periphery of Europe. By the mid-seventeenth century, the Irish had achieved unprecedented visibility on the Continent: on the battlefields, in the docks of major ports, in the university lecture halls, in royal courts, on the streets and even in the hospitals, prisons and galley ships. Naturally, their experiences varied enormously. A great number struggled to make the transition, and many went under, succumbing to illness, poverty and hardship. Others, however, were successful in building a new life abroad, even attaining the coveted rights and privileges of foreign citizenship. In the period covered in this module many Irish made significant contributions to their host societies in Europe and through service in the overseas colonial administrations of Europe’s major powers, especially in the realms of war, politics, diplomacy, medicine, and trade (including slavery and the East India Company). On the other hand, a small number also played prominent roles in political liberation movements in Latin America during the early 1800s. This module explores the range of their experiences in various parts of Europe and as far afield as Havana, Mexico, and Peru across the period c.1600-c.1820.

AimThis module aims to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the varied nature of Irish migrant experiences during the early modern period through consultation of secondary and primary source materials and completion of a research project.

Form of assessment: Research project (5,000 words approx.) based in part on primary

sources on a topic approved by the lecturer 70% In-class presentation (1,200 words approx.) 15% Analysis of a primary source (750 words approx.) 10% Participation 5%

Deadline for final research project: Wednesday, 3 January 2018Module conditions apply. See relevant descriptor at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/courses.




FIRST SEMESTER

LecturerDR COLMÁN ETCHINGHAM

Module code SG 302

Credits5

Lecture hours per weekTwo

Module title:

LAW, SOCIETY AND THE LEARNED CLASSES IN EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND

Module content

This module introduces students to key aspects of the early Irish laws, popularly

known as the ‘Brehon laws’, investigating what they can tell us about early Irish

society, by studying directly passages from the laws themselves in translation.

Form of assessmentTwo essays of up to 2000 words on primary sources studied in class 100%

Deadlines for submission of essays are TBC

Special requirements (e.g. field trips inc. costs, special sessions)None

*Note that, since this module is also taken by students of Celtic Studies, there is only a limited number of places available for students of History

Please note that SG302 is timetabled by the School of Irish and may clash with corelectures in other subjects.

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