All courses are taught by University of Limerick faculty and are worth 3 UL credits. You will enroll in one course. The following courses will be offered for Summer 2010:
Irish Life and Literature: Of interest to students of literature, history, folklore, cultural studies and liberal arts. It has three strands: History of Modern Ireland: Irish Literature in English: Irish Folklore and Folklife. Visual Culture in Ireland 1400-1950: Students of history, art history, art and film studies, the course covers the development of Irish and European art from the medieval to the modern. Screening Ireland: Ireland in Film and Television: For students of media and communications studies, film, cultural studies, anthropology, linguistic anthropology, linguistics and sociology. Topics included are: Representing Ireland in Film and Documentary; Sociology of Irish Media; Television and the representation of Gender, Ethnicity and Class. Contemporary Irish Film; Sociolinguistics of Irish Television. Sociological Perspectives on Irish Society:For students of sociology, social anthropology, social policy and cultural studies. Topics included are: Globalization and social change, mass media, immigration and racism, gender, exclusion and inequality. Law in Ireland: This Summer School will be of particular interest to social science, politics, and prelaw students. It provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the Irish legal system. The School is divided into four sections: the institutions of the Irish state; Irish and European law; criminal law; and law-making and/or legal practice in Ireland. One excursion will include a visit to the Irish Parliament.