Universität Wien

124264 KO Critical Media Analysis (2015W)

The Irish Political Ballad

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 15.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 22.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 29.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 05.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 12.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 19.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 26.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 03.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 10.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 17.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 07.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 14.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 21.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 28.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Scottish political commentator Fletcher of Saltoun famously commented that ‘I know a wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of the nation’. This has a particular resonance in Ireland where the English/British state made many of the laws for much of the last four centuries and they were not always since amiable to Irish Catholic Royalists or Republicans. The story of the Irish ballad is the story of language change, popular politicization, the fraught relationship between Ireland and England/Britain, Nationalism/Republicanism Unionism/Loyalism and the Irish abroad. It is largely based on a rich of popular poetry and song from the Royalist/Jacobite poets of the 17th and 18th centuries, through Thomas Moore, James Clarence Mangan, Thomas Davis, and AM and TD Sullivans through to the twentieth century when Irish and Irish-American bands and singers such as The Clancy Brothers, Planxty, Moving Hearts, The Bothy Band, Tommy Makem, Christy Moore, The Dubliners, The Pogues, Mick Maloney and Black 47 have become household names and brought the Irish political ballad to a global audience.
The module is designed to provide you with an outline of the most significant themes, styles and trends in the evolution of the Irish Political ballad.

Assessment and permitted materials

This course will be assessed by the following criteria:
1. Attendance and participation in class
2. A short essay (see details on Moodle page)
3. A two-hour exam on the last day of class. It will be comprise two parts; a short paragraph (10-15 lines) on ten topics out of 25, a short composition on one of five topics

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

On completion of the module, you should be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with major themes such as nationalism, unionism, republicanism, loyalism, emigration and exile which have informed the Irish political ballad
- Situate the Irish political ballad in his proper national, colonial and anti-colonial contexts
- Consider languages, styles, genres and the oeuvre of various famous Irish balladeers and folk-groups
- Demonstrate a factual and conceptual knowledge of the Irish Political Ballad
- Display an awareness of a broad range of historical, political, military and cultural themes which have fed an uncommonly rich and vibrant ballad tradition
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of critical approaches and responses to the Political Ballad, and the effects of different historical, social, political, and cultural contexts
- Apply a range of critical skills to review, consolidate, extend, and apply your knowledge and understanding of the Irish Political Ballad

Examination topics

Lectures, seminars, tutorials, discussion groups and screenings per week.

Reading list

Students will be referred to particular ballads and explanatory notes from an extensive collection of songbooks and audio and audio-visual material. All texts will be provided as handouts or are available at Google Books.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, BEd 046
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.5-426, BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260

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