Of Stories and Stereotypes: Irish and Scottish Identities - Einzelansicht

Stories have long played a central role in shaping ideas of cultural identity. In Ireland and Scotland, stories have been passed down through oral traditions and taken up in forms ranging from literature and music to film, television and social media. This class investigates how Irish and Scottish identities are constructed and negotiated across different media and historical periods. Particular attention is paid to linguistic variation and selected aspects of Irish and Scottish Gaelic, as well as questions of authenticity and stereotyping.