CELTIC STUDIES PROGRAM ST. MICHAEL's COLLEGE UNIVERSITY of TORONTO PROPOSED COURSE OFFERINGS 2021-2022 Fall / Winter 2021-2022

CELTIC STUDIES PROGRAM ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

PROPOSED COURSE OFFERINGS 2021-2022

Fall / Winter 2021-2022 Preliminary Timetable subject to change.

CLT141Y1Y INTRODUCTION TO THE IRISH LANGUAGE Instructor: TBA Class: Monday 12-2 / Tutorial: Wednesday 2-3 This course is designed for learners with no prior knowledge of the language. The course is intended to introduce students to and provide practice in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Lecture: Online – SynchronouTutorial: In Person - Synchronous (Limited Seating) and Online - Synchronous This course is designed for learners with no prior knowledge of the language. The course is intended to Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) Class: T10-12 Tutorial: W10 / W1This course is designed for learners with no prior knowledge of the language. The course is intended to introduce students to and provide practice in the

CLT240H1F THE CELTS IN THE ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL WORLD Instructor: Brent Miles Class: Tuesday 11-1 An introduction to the culture and literature of the Celtic peoples in pre-history and in the Middle Ages. Exclusion: SMC240Y1 Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLT250H1F CELTIC MYTHOLOGY Instructor: TBA Class: Thursday 10-12 This course covers the range of the Celtic mythological record from all the Celtic areas through an examination of the archaeological, inscriptional and textual sources. A critical evaluation is offered of various relevant mythic approaches. Exclusion: SMC250Y1 Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CLT251H1F INTERMEDIATE IRISH LANGUAGE I Instructor: Gareth O’Driscoll Class: Wednesday 10-12 / Tutorial: Thursday 12-1 This course builds on CLT141Y1 Introduction to the Irish Language. It will provide further expansion of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. In Person - Synchronous (Limited Seating) and Online - Synchronous Class: R10-12| Prerequisite: CLT141Y1 Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLT252H1S INTERMEDIATE IRISH LANGUAGE II Instructor: Gareth O’Driscoll Class: Wednesday 10-12 / Tutorial: Thursday 12-1 This course is a continuation of CLT251H1. It will provide further expansion of language skills. We will examine literary texts, both prose and poetry. Prerequisite: CLT251H1 Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

Class: R10-12 Tutorial: R12This course is a continuation of SMC251H1. It will provide further expansion of language skills. We will examine literary texts, RequCLT337H1S CLT337H1S EARLY CELTIC HISTORY 450-1000 Instructor: Brent Miles Class: Tuesday 11-1 The history of the insular Celtic nation groups from the post-Roman period to the end of the first millennium, the course will trace settlement history and social organization, the making of Celtic nations, the process of Christianization, the impact of the Vikings, and the rise of paramount kings. Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLT345H1F WRITING IRELAND Instructor: TBA Class: Wednesday 4-6 This course looks at some of the major literary figures of Ireland in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, writing in both Irish and English. Authors examined may include W. B. Yeats, Patrick Pearse, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Seán Ó Riordáin, Seamus Heaney and Claire Keegan. Through a closed reading of poetry, prose and critical texts, students will examine how Ireland’s past, present and future are variously figured in its greatest modern literature. All Irish language works will be read in English translation. Prerequisite: 8 credits or permission of instructor Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLT347H1S TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND Instructor: TBA Class: Wednesday 12-2 From Medieval harp-playing to the emergence of reels and jigs during the eighteenth century, this course explores the changes and continuities in traditional music, and its place in contemporary culture. Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents / Exclusion: SMC346Y1 Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLT348H1F EARLY MODERN IRELAND Instructor: Mark McGowan Class: Tuesday 2-4 This course focuses on Irish history from the early seventeenth century to the Great Famine of the mid nineteenth century. Topics include the Ulster Plantation, Catholic resistance, the Penal Laws, the United Irishmen, the Act of Union, Catholic Emancipation and the Famine. Prerequisite: Completion of five undergraduate full course equivalents. Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour

CLT355H1S CELTIC CINEMA Instructor: TBA Class: Monday 6-9 An exploration of contemporary films of Ireland, Scotland and Wales from 1980 to the present, as they relate to representations of Celtic identity and the formation of national cinema. Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLT374H1S THE CELTIC BOOK Instructor: TBA Class: Tuesday 2-4 A study of the production of manuscripts, books and tracts that played a crucial role in the historical evolution of a national culture or cultures in the Celtic world. Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 credits Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLT377H1S THE CELTS IN CAPE BRETON Instructor: TBA Class: Wednesday 3-5 An examination of the ways in which Scottish, Irish, Newfoundlander, and other Celtic immigrants shaped the culture of Cape Breton and by extension Canada, with particular reference to language, literature, music and folklore. Prerequisite: 4.0 credits Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLT395Y1Y / CLT396H1F / CLT396H1S INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES A research project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co- ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic and supervisor must be completed by the student before registration. Application forms are available from the SMC Principal’s office. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits and written approval of the Program Co-ordinator and Program Director. Distribution Requirements: Humanities

CLT413H1S THE IRISH IN CANADA Instructor: TBA Class: Thursday 2-4 This course explores the history of Irish and Scottish migration and settlement in Canada, with special emphasis on religious, cultural, political, social and economic themes. Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLT416H1F IRISH NATIONALISM IN CANADA Instructor: David Wilson Class: Thursday 2-4 An in-depth examination of the Fenian underground in Canada during the 1860s, using primary sources to examine such issues as ethno-religious conflict, the relationship between Catholicism and Irish nationalism, and the efforts of the secret police force to infiltrate and undermine the Fenian Brotherhood. Special attention is paid to the ways in which the state responded to the threat posed by Irish revolutionaries who supported an Irish-American invasion of Canada as a means to hit back at the British Empire and pave the way for Irish independence. Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 credits. Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

CLT441H1S INTRODUCTION TO OLD IRISH Instructor: Brent Miles Class: Thursday 11-1 This course will introduce students to Old Irish, the language of Western Europe’s earliest vernacular literature. The course will focus on bringing students to a reading knowledge of Classical Old Irish, drawing on the most recent teaching aids and incorporating translation exercises and prepared reading passages from the early literature. The course will also teach the linguistic vocabulary for describing a Celtic language. No prior knowledge of Irish is assumed. Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 credits / Exclusion: SMC441Y1 Distribution Requirements: Humanities / Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CLT451Y1Y SENIOR ESSAY IN CELTIC STUDIES A scholarly project chosen by the student in consultation with an instructor and approved by the Program Co- ordinator. Arrangements for the choice of topic must be completed by the student before registration. Application forms are available from the SMC Principal’s office. Not eligible for CR/NCR option. Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 credits and written approval of the Program Co-ordinator and Program Director. Distribution Requirements: Humanities

SMC457H1F / SMC457H1S DIRECTED RESEARCH Based on a professor's research project currently in progress, this course will enable an undergraduate student to play a useful role in the project while receiving hands-on training in research. Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits and written approval of a faculty supervisor and the SMC Principal Distribution Requirements: Humanities

June 17, 2021