Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Spring 2024

Course Description

There are more people of Irish descent living in America than there are people in Ireland. For centuries Ireland and Irish culture has fascinated Americans, and millions of Irish men and women have come to call America, home. This course explores how the histories of Ireland and America were intertwined with one another for two centuries. Both began as pieces of the Great British Empire, both struggled under that system, and both eventually reestablished themselves as democratic republics. This course will combine traditional political history with the history of Irish and Irish American culture. From the earliest days of American Independence until the Good Friday Agreement at the end of the last century, this course will also explore the history of Ireland, Irish America, and the ties that bound the Irish people together across space and time.

Student Outcomes

Learning Goals and Assessments Students will critically engage with a variety of historic perspectives and interpretations. -Primary and secondary source readings, discussions, papers. GOAL: Students will acquire content knowledge on the history of transnational Ireland from 1776 until 1998. -Lecture, readings, discussions, papers. GOAL: Students will gain additional knowledge of the cultural and political history of Ireland and the Irish people. -Primary and secondary readings, lecture.

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