Module Overview

Ireland, Film and Documentary

This module will examine the history and development of the Film Industry in Ireland. It will critique the nature of fiction, documentary, and docudrama to explore the relationship between national identity and filmic representation.

Module Code

THSO 1001

ECTS Credits

5

*Curricular information is subject to change

History of Irish Filmmaking 1897 - 1930

National identity for an Independent Ireland 1916 - 1960

The Role of Landscape in Irish Filmmaking

Ardmore Studios 1958 - 2008

Irish New Wave 1975 - 1990

The Irish Avant-garde

International Recognition 1980 - present

Lectures

Screenings

Seminars

Student presentations

Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown %
Other Assessment(s)100