Good Craic and Films in Ireland

 

• Galway International Film Fleadh

• Lodgings in Galway: Corrib Village at NUI, Galway

• Lodgings in Dublin: The Generator, Smithfield

• Irish Tourism Board :To plan extra excursions

• SJSU Study Abroad Program: for further details and application forms

• CIS Abroad: for further details about the country and the class itinerary

 

Syllabus and Schedules for 2017

• Syllabus (updated 8/3) and Course schedule  updated 6/19

• Itinerary in Ireland updated 6/30

• Photos from destination cities

Readings (required)

• Being Irish--Essays on Irish Identity

• John Bull's Other Island (a link to the play, various formats)

• Irish Myths and Legend (selected stories)

• Readings for Song of the Sea

• "The Quiet Man" by Maurice Walsh

• • Reading about The Quiet Man(for the homework)

• Readings related to Michael Collins

  • Interview with the director, Neil Jordan

• Readings related to Brooklyn 
  

  • Brooklyn: Film reviews and a personal reflection

• "Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner" by Roddy Doyle

• • Reading related to Roddy Doyle's Dublin (sample profiles)

Readings (supplemental)

• Border Crossings: Irish children with refugee parents

• Song of the Sea In-depth Analysis

• The Pygmalion Effect in Education

• Two Poems related to The Quiet Man

• Innisfree: Chasing the Wandering Soul of Yeats (sample site visit/reflection)

• Readings Related to Multi-Cultural Dublin (sample profile)

• Does the Real Ireland Still Exist? (sample site visit)

• Excerpts from Book of Migrations (sample profile/site description)

• • Hiking in the Burren, Good Craic in a Galway Pub

• • Looking for the Travelers

Related to films we've seen

• Interview with the filmmaker of City of Ghosts

• Collection of film trailers and such related to the films

 

Reading Questions

Reading Questions: explanation and sample

• • Questions for Essays on Irish Identity

  • Questions on Irish Myth and Legend

  • Discussion questions for Pygmalion (NOT homework)

  • Questions for The Quiet Man (film, story, article)

  • Questions for Michael Collins

  • Questions for Brooklyn 

  • Questions for The Boxer

  • Questions for  “Guess Who’s Coming for the Dinner”     

Handouts and Links

• Course Themes

• Overview of Irish History

• Timeline for The Troubles

• Cuchulainn in Contemporary Culture

• Bernard Shaw: Life and Works

• Timeline of the Troubles

Site Visit/ Interview Assignment

• • Tips for interview questions

  • Structuring a Profile Essay

  • Samples of profiles from the press

Assignments

Larger Assignments

• Critical Analysis with research

• Profile/Site Description/analysis 

• Final Reflection Essay

Smaller Assignments

• Film Response Assignment sheet

  • Film Response (practice assignment)

  • Note-taking sheet for film response

• Photo Essay Assignment

• Post-Game Analysis

Optional Assignment

• Write something for SHiFT magazine