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Nancy J. Curtin
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
HSRU 3458
Prof. Nancy Curtin
Fall 2008
IRELAND, 1688-1923
Course description
This course will focus on revolution, nationalism, and constitutionalism in Ireland from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. We examine the revolutionary republican movements of 1798, 1848, 1867, and 1916 as well as the constitutional agitations headed by Grattan, O'Connell, and Parnell, the roots of Irish social and economic discontent, the Great Famine, the Land War, Ulster Unionism, the Gaelic and Anglo-Irish cultural revivals, and the creation of a partitioned Ireland.
Written assignments and exams
There will be a mid-term exam which will determine 20% of the grade, a paper (8-10 pp. due Dec. 5) which will count for 30%, and a final accounting for 40% of the grade for the course. The remaining 10% of your grade will be determined by class participation which includes co-leading two panel presentations on the required reading and regular postings on Blackboard.
Attendance policy
Fordham College has a new attendance policy (see attached). Please note that you are now allowed no more than six total excused and/or unexcused absences. Each additional absence will result in a ten point reduction in your participation grade.
Required readings
*S.J. Connolly, Religion, Law, and Power: The making of the Protestant Ireland, 1660-1760
*Nancy J. Curtin, The United Irishmen: Popular Politics in Belfast and Dublin, 1791-98
Peter Gray, Famine, Land and Politics: British Government and Irish Society 1843-50
Angela Bourke, The Burning of Bridget Cleary
Alan Ward, The Easter Rising: Revolution and Irish Nationalism
Books marked with an asterix (*) are available as e-books through Fordham Library
General course outline
| Week |
Topic |
| Sept. 3-5 |
Ireland to 1688 |
| Sept. 9-12 |
Protestant Ascendancy
Connolly, Religion, Law and Power
Penal Laws |
| Sept. 16-19 |
Protestant Nationalism |
| Sept. 23-26 |
United Irishmen and Act of Union
Curtin, United Irishmen
Declaration of the United Irishmen
Songs of 1798 |
| Sept. 30-Oct. 3 |
Catholic Emancipation |
| Oct. 7-10 |
Repeal and Young Ireland |
| Oct. 14-17 |
Famine
Gray, Famine, Land and Politics
Views of the Famine |
| Oct. 21-24 |
Fenians |
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| Mid-Term Exam (17 Oct.) |
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| Oct. 28-31 |
Home Rule and the Land Question |
| Nov. 5-7 |
Parnell |
| Nov. 11-12 |
Cultural Nationalism
Bourke, The Burning of Bridget Cleary |
| Nov. 18-21 |
Ulster Crisis |
| Nov. 25 |
Easter Rising
Ward, Easter Rising |
| Dec. 2-5 |
Independence |
| Dec. 9-10 |
Partition and Civil War
Treaty Debates |
Office Hours
618 Dealy (817-0730)
12:30-1:30 Tuesday
2:30-4:00 Wed.
or by appointment
nancy.curtin@verizon.net
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