Dublin Summer Program

Sunday 27 May – Saturday 7 July 2012

Applications are available online from OIS and will close 4 February, 2012.

THE CITY OF DUBLIN

Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is home to 1.2 million people within its greater metropolitan area. Half the population of Dublin is under the age of 30, so it is one of Europe’s youngest capital cities.

Contemporary Dublin boasts a strong presence of IT, financial services and other state-of-the-art industry. With the help of the young population and strong tourism, the nightlife is lively. Two of Europe’s top institutions of higher education, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, are located in the city. The city is also home to a particularly strong cultural sector, including theatre, music, art, sport and film. Dublin has been famous for centuries as a literary capital. Among its writers are Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats, James Joyce and Seamus Heaney.

Dublin is also famous for its architectural heritage, with an outstanding collection of eighteenth- century buildings.

COURSE PROFILE

Kevin Whelan, Director of Notre Dame’s Dublin Centre.

The History of Ireland 1798-2010. This course will explore the broad political, cultural, economic and social history of the island of Ireland from the eighteenth to the twentieth-first century. It will also explore Irish literature, notably the major writers Yeats, Joyce, Friel and Heaney. Themes covered include the 1798 Rebellion, Catholic Emancipation, the Great Famine, emigration, the 1916 Rising, the Celtic Tiger and the Northern Ireland Troubles.

Deb Rotman, Professor of Anthropology.

The Irish Diaspora in America. Being Irish-American is a hyphenated identity rooted in experiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Using a transnational lens, we will explore the cultural context in Ireland from which people emigrated, the kinds of traditions and rituals that immigrants brought with them to America, and how their experiences were shaped at the intersection of class, gender, ethnicity, and identity. Historical and archaeological investigations in Ireland and the United States will be particular foci in our exploration of the Irish diaspora in American. Other interdisciplinary readings will draw from cultural anthropology, folklore, linguistics, sociology, and cultural geography, among others.

DATE
This Summer course will be held in the Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre, Dublin. (Sunday 27 May – Saturday 7 July 2012)

VENUE
The venue will be historic O’Connell House, long-time home of the celebrated Irish politician Daniel O’Connell.

HOUSING
Participants will be housed in brand new state of the art student housing at University College Dublin.

COSTS
The 2012 fee will be approximately $5,000. The program fee covers tuiton, housing, health insurance, transportation to and from the airport upon arrival and departure, local transportation (bus pass), partial meal plan and a ND administration fee. Participants are responsible for their airfare to Dublin, personal spending, most lunches and some dinners.

CREDITS
Two complementary classes, each counting for three ND credits, will be taught.

CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
Participants will be able to fully experience the vibrant life of the city of Dublin, as well as being encouraged to explore the historic Irish countryside. The two key classes will be supplemented by a diverse range of cultural enrichment opportunites: cultural, literary, musical, theatrical, sporting, political, culinary …