Discover Ireland 2020
LIT 277 Discover IReland SPRING 2020
COURSE DESCRIPTION: LIT 277 INTRODUCTION TO IRISH LITERATURE 3 credits
A survey of Irish literature in several “Ireland is a nation known for genres—novels short stories, poetry, its striking beauty, its political drama, essays, and criticism—from tur- moil, and its long and illustrious literary history. We invite you to join SUNY Broome Professors Mary the pre-Christian era to the present. Donnelly and Andrew Hag- gerty for LIT 277: Irish Literature, followed by an eight-day trip to Students will read and critically the Emerald Isle! analyze the work of major figures, The course itself will be a survey of Irish literature from the Bronze Age (the Táin Bó such as Maria Edgeworth, W.B. Cúailnge, or The Cattle Raid at Cooley) to the modern era (the Troubles). Authors covered will include William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Edna O’Brien and Brian Friel. Yeats, James Joyce, and Seamus Over Spring Break, we will be leaving for a trip to explore Ireland through the literary Heaney, and of figures who are lens. We will be visiting Dublin, Galway, and Sligo to see the locations that inspired the less wellknown. Close attention imaginations of our authors. A local travel agency is designing an exclusive travel package just for the class. will be paid to the ways in which ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT Irish literary works respond to the Like all Literature classes, this is a Writing Emphasis course section. Students must complete pressures of Irish history and culture. ENG 110 before registering. Additional fees are associated with international travel. A research paper is required. TRAVEL ITINERARY
Friday, 4/10 • Guided Walking Tour of Galway • Binghamton to NYC • Free afternoon • Coachmaster to NYC • Evening: TBA • Flight on Aer Lingus Thursday, 4/16 | Limerick to Galway Saturday, 4/11 | Dublin • Guided Walking Tour of Galway • Local coach and guide for full-day sightseeing • Free afternoon in Dublin • Evening: TBA • Free evening Friday, 4/17 | Galway Sunday, 4 /12 | Dublin • The Aran Islands (weather permitting) • Hugh Lane Gallery • The Cliffs of Moher (weather permitting) • Dublinia • Free evening. • Museum of Decorative Arts & History • Evening: TBA Saturday, 4/18 | Galway to Sligo • National Museum of Country Life Monday, 4/13 | Dublin • Local Guide for tour of Yeats Country • Trinity College, Book of Kells • Ben Bulben • Trinity College Tour • Evening: TBA • National Museum of Archeology • Abbey Tour- 4pm Sunday 4/19 | Sligo to Dublin • Free Evening NYC to Binghamton • Motor Coach to Dublin Airport Tuesday, 4/14 | Dublin • Flight on Aer Lingus • National Leprechaun Museum • Coachmaster back to Binghamton • Irish Writers Museum • James Joyce Tower & Museum • Evening: TBA Wednesday, 4/15 | Dublin to Limerick ACCOMODATIONS:
• Dublin ADDITIONAL EXPENSES NOT Camden Court Hotel for 4 nights INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM COST: • Galway • Cost for a valid passport: $110- $185 The Imperial Hotel for 2 nights • www.travel.state.gov/content/travel • Sligo • /en/passports.html The Clayton Hotel for 1 night • SUNY Broome Tuition – 3 credits * • The tuition will be included in the Spring 2020 TOTAL ESTIMATE PROGRAM COST $ 2 ,800: semester course load* • Ground Transportation from SUNY Broome • Personal expenses: $200 -$600 dollars to JFK- International Airport • Lunch and Dinner: $350 dollars • Round Trip Airfare Ticket • Ground Transportation in Ireland • Accommodations (Daily Breakfast in • hotels) • In –country guide and supports • Instructional support • International Health Insurance • Visiting Theatres, Museums, & Galleries
LIMITED ENROLLMENT, APPLY: www2.sunybroome.edu/international/study-abroad/ireland/irishlitapp/ CONTACT: Dr. Mary Donnelly (607) 778-5459 | [email protected]