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On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Analyse a variety of texts from different moments in Irish culture in the context of developments in the fields of memory studies and trauma theory
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the historicity of conceptions of the body in pain.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ways in which traumatized Irish bodies have been used to explore issues of national and political import.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the key tenets of literary trauma theory and be able to assess its strengths and limitations.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 10 |
Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | % of Final Grade | Timing |
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Examination: Final exam | 70 |
2 hour End of Trimester Exam |
Journal: Continuous learning journal | 30 |
Throughout the Trimester |
Compensation
This module is not passable by compensation
Resit Opportunities
In-semester assessment
Remediation
Students who fail this module will need to repeat or resit the module depending on the availability of the module in the following semester. If you have failed, please contact the Academic Support Officer for information on how to remediate the module. If you are taking this module as an option or an elective, you may be able to substitute another module. Check with your Programme Office if this is possible.
Name | Role |
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Professor Fionnuala Dillane | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Margaret Kelleher | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Emilie Pine | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |