MORNING CLASSES
Professor Laura Dabundo, Kennesaw State University
ldabundo@kennesaw.edu
Read ancient GILGAMESH while visiting prehistoric
monuments older than the Pyramids and stone circles from the time of
Stonehenge;
monster-haunted BEOWULF (in Irish poet Seamus Heaney's translation) while
visiting monastic settlements plundered by Beowulf's Vikings; King Arthur's
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT amid the emerald Celtic world of the
medieval manuscript of the Book of Kells; the Confessions of everyone's
favorite Irish saint Patrick; Dubliner Jonathan Swift's angry satire
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS; Irishman Samuel Becket's wistful and forlorn WAITING FOR
GODOT; and Shakespeare's island tragedy OTHELLO, so resonant for the island
of Eire.
Professor Bryan McGovern, Kennesaw State University
bmcgover@kennesaw.edu
This course will focus on the development of Irish nationalism as a response to British imperialism, as well as resistance to nationalism among different groups. Important themes include colonialism, famine, revolution, terrorism, emigration, and continuing sectarian tensions.
Introduction to Sociology (LD)
Professor Stephanie McClure, Georgia College and State University
stephanie.mcclure@gcsu.edu
Sociology is the scientific study of human behavior in
society. Sociologists believe that all human behavior occurs within a social
context and is impacted by that context. This course will explore various
topics, including education, religion, the family, race, class and gender
inequality, and others, through the sociological perspective. Students will
be able to combine outside the class experiences with in-class readings and
discussions to consider how their experience abroad illuminates their
understanding of their own social and cultural context and how it is similar
to and different from that of the host country.
Professor Mike McFalls, Columbus State University
mcfalls_michael@colstate.edu
Exploration of innovative and exciting media and
methods for the development of personal expressions in contemporary drawings
of Irish landscapes, architectural subjects, and still life. Prerequisite:
Drawing I (or college level drawing class )
AFTERNOON CLASSES
Professor Laura Dabundo, Kennesaw State University
ldabundo@kennesaw.edu
We shall study powerful and stimulating novels and short stories that are drenched in Irish rains, struggling through the bogs of Irish politics and culture, and heated by the peat fires of the imaginations of such writers of the last two centuries as James Joyce, Bram Stoker (DRACULA, of course!), Maria Edgeworth, Sidney Owenson, Edna O'Brien, Elizabeth Bowen, Frank O'Connor, Liam O'Flaherty, William Trevor, and John Banville.
Professor Bryan McGovern, Kennesaw State University
bmcgover@kennesaw.edu
The class will focus on traditional political,
cultural, social, and economic themes but will also include an emphasis on
the importance of immigration and immigrants, including the Irish and
Scots-Irish, in early American history.
Sociology of Religion (UD)
Professor Stephanie McClure, Georgia College and State University
stephanie.mcclure@gcsu.edu
As sociology is the scientific study of human behavior in society, the sociology of religion is the study of the role of religion in society. As a major social institution, we will consider the intersection of religion with other social institutions (including the state, education, and the family) and how it connects to the major axes of inequality (including race, class, and gender). A large portion of the course will involve engaging with classical theoretical statements on the role and function of religion from Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Freud and to then consider these perspectives as they relate to contemporary global realities. Special attention will be paid throughout the course to the historical and contemporary role of religion in Irish society.
Drawing I (LD)
Professor Mike McFalls, Columbus State University
mcfalls_michael@colstate.edu
Professor Howard Keeley, Georgia Southern University
hkeeley@georgiasouthern.edu
In its geography, history, culture, and politics, Ireland is a diverse,
complex land, shaped by waves of immigrants—from medieval Vikings to
modern-day Eastern Europeans, Nigerians Brazilians, and others. It boasts
Europe’s oldest vernacular epic (the Táin), not to mention four 20th-century
Nobel Prize-winners in literature. Sometimes motivated by famine, millions
of Irish have left the Emerald Isle. The Irish and Scots-Irish diasporas
(popularly known as the Fifth Province) have made huge contributions to the
US, Canada, Australia, Argentina and other nations. In the current century,
Ireland has been described as earth’s "most
global economy." Its young, well-educated workforce is a world-leader in
such fields as information technology and pharmaceuticals. Bringing several
guest lecturers into the classroom, this course helps students build their
knowledge and appreciation of Ireland.
