HI7123 Exploring the Irish Civil War since 1922
Module Coordinator: Professor Eunan O'Halpin
Duration: Hilary Term
Contact Hours: 2 hours per week
ECTS: 10
Assessment: Assessment is based on one assignment and one essay of 2,500-3,000 words. The essay carries the mark for this module.
This module explores the origins, conduct and impact of the civil war, from the treaty split of January 1922 to the summer of 1923, and thereafter in Irish political and popular discourse. Amongst key issues to be addressed will be ideological factors; the conduct and consequences of military operations by both sides; the personal impact on combatants and non-combatants in the immediate and the longer terms; the economic, social and cultural impact of the conflict on peoples’ lives; the policies of the governments of Northern Ireland and of the United Kingdom towards the conflict; foreign perspectives on the war and its outcome; and the historiography of the Irish and of other post-First World War civil wars, and wars of disaggregation.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- identify key events and issues relating to the Civil War, as revealed by in-depth analysis of relevant sources
- place this knowledge in the context of a broader knowledge and understanding of comparable developments elsewhere
- formulate research questions for the purposes of essay writing and oral presentations
- assess the various historiographical approaches and methodologies applied the this area of Irish history
- engage critically and in-depth with primary texts and secondary literature
- complete an intensive, self-motivated study of a relevant historical problem, with high quality research organization and presentation