His 4815 - History of Ireland and the Irish - Newton Key

History of Ireland and the Irish, 1600 to the Present	EIU His 4815, Spring 2015, Newton Key TR 12:30-1:45 pm, Coleman 2691 Syllabus as pdf (brief version)
His 4815, Modern Irish History (#38687), examines the development of nationalism in Ireland since the end of the 17th century; pays special attention to the connection between social change and the rise of revolutionary movements; includes consideration of the Northern Ireland troubles. Course focuses on 20th-century issues and events in Ireland but roots these in the Anglo-Scot settlements of the 17th century, the romantic nationalism of the late-18th century, and the rural conflict and famine of the 19th. It also examines the Irish diaspora outside the isle, as well as modern Northern Ireland.
Below: Required readings (black dot); additional sources (white dot)

week 1. The Weight Jan. 13. Introduction Quick Outline of Irish History Jan. 15. Hamilton, Speckled People, chs. 1-2; Cranberries, "Zombie" (1994, lyrics)
week 2. 17th Century: Rebellion, Religion, War, Religion, War Jan. 20. Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, preface & ch. 1 (pp. 3-13) Submission of Ulster Chiefs, 1541 State of Ireland…during the Rebellion, 1599 Flight of the Earls, 1607 Journey of the Earls through Switzerland (video) Irish Uprising, 1641 Cromwell in Ireland, 1649-50 Cromwell's letter on Drogheda, 1649 Battle of the Boyne, 1690 Jan. 22. Hamilton, Speckled People, chs. 3-10; Colm Tóibín, "Looking at Ireland, I don't know whether to laugh or cry" (The Guardian, 20 Nov. 2010) "September 1913" (W.B. Yeats)
week 3. 18th Century: the Ascendancy Jan. 27. Mapping Ireland Exercise Ireland maps Jan. 29. Pašeta, Modern Ireland, ch. 1; Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, ch. 1 (pp. 13-27) Penal Laws Orange Order
week 4. Union and Emancipation Feb. 2. Pašeta, Modern Ireland, ch. 2; Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, ch. 2 1798 Act of Union Virtual Library Daniel O'Connell ODNB Multitext Project in Irish History Feb. 4. Mapping Ireland Exercise Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, ch. 3
week 5. The Famine Feb. 10. Pašeta, Modern Ireland, ch. 3; Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, ch. 4 Enniscorthy Cathedral, Country Wexford (opened 1846) Feb. 12. Famine Reader Preparation Booth Library 19th Century UK Periodicals Digital Archive: New Readerships Collection (on campus only) British Periodicals (on campus only) Times of London (on campus only) Irish Famine sites (An Gorta Mór; from Victorian Web; from The History Place; from Vassar)
week 6. The Diaspora Feb. 17. Famine & Migration Reader Preparation Old Famine Presentation Examples Feb. 19.Famine & Migration Reader Preparation Irish Famine Memorials (Boston, Buffalo, Sydney, Australia, Philadelphia, Toronto, Dublin and others in UK, Eire, Canada, USA, Australia) Irish Diaspora Reading Room
week 7. Irish-American Nationalism Feb. 24. Pašeta, Modern Ireland, ch. 4; Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, ch. 5 Feb. 26. The micro-history of the rural poor: Famine & Migration Reader Discussion Graphs, Maps, and Tables of 19th-Century Rural Economy
week 8. Urban and Rural Poverty March 3. Micro-history of the urban poor: Doyle, A Star Called Henry, part 1 Caricatures of the Irish Star Called Henry, Reading Guide March 5. Famine & Migration Reader Discussion
week 9. Land and Culture March 10. MID-TERM EXAM I another reading quide map quiz review March 12. Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, ch. 6; Man of Aran (1934)
week 10. Home Rule and Unionism March 24. Pašeta, Modern Ireland, ch. 5; Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, ch. 7 March 26. Doyle, A Star Called Henry, part 2
week 11. Revolution: Ourselves Alone? March 31. Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, ch. 8 1916: Personalities and Perspectives (National Library of Ireland) April 2. Michael Collins, dir. Neil Jordan (1996) Easter, 1916 (William Butler Yeats) Easter, 1916 (read aloud) Christy Moore, "James Connolly Was There"
week 12. Civil War to IFS vs. IRA April 7. Michael Collins, dir. Neil Jordan (1996) British Security Policy in Ireland, 1920-1921 The Black & Tans and Auxiliaries in Ireland, 1920-1921 Chronology of Irish History 1919-1923 April 9. Doyle, A Star Called Henry, part 3; Paper 2 Pre-assignment due Michael Collins Oxford DNB biography (Eastern Illinois only) biography (sympathetic website) screenplay (transcript)
week 13. Eire and Nationalism April 14. Pašeta, Modern Ireland, ch. 6; Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, chs. 9-10 Dáil Éireann Debate on Treaty: 3 Jan., 7 Jan. 1922 Election of President, 10 Jan. 1922 Eamon De Valera (Oxford DNB biography; Eastern Illinois only) April 16. Doyle, A Star Called Henry, part 4; Wind that Shakes the Barley, dir. Ken Loach (2006) Michael Collins Neil Jordan’s Michael Collins Study Guide The Wind That Shakes the Barley Interview with Ken Loach Introduction to the screenplay A Star Called Henry Reading Guide Review: Irish Myth-Making and Myth-Breaking
week 14. New Ireland, Northern Ireland April 21. Pašeta, Modern Ireland, ch. 7; Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, ch. 12 Bloody Sunday Inquiry Provisional IRA April 23. Hamilton, Speckled People, TBA Paper 2 due
week 15. Ireland(s): “All Kinds of Everything”? April 28. Pašeta, Modern Ireland, ch. 8; Hachey and McCaffrey, The Irish Experience, chs. 11 & 13 (part) The Good Friday Agreement April 30. Conclusion Proposals by the British and Irish Governments for a Comprehensive Agreement Irish president is inaugurated Final Exam Review Final Exam

Texts:

Roddy Doyle, A Star Called Henry (New York: Viking, 1999) [13.332]
Thomas E. Hachey and Lawrence J. McCaffrey, The Irish Experience Since 1800: A Concise History, 3rd ed. (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2010) [15.420]
Hugo Hamilton, The Speckled People: A Memoir of a Half-Irish Childhood (New York: Fourth Estate, 2003) [17.102]
Senia Pašeta, Modern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003) [13.334]

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