Irish/British Society/Culture

Catalog description

Examines historical and contemporary dimensions of society and culture in Ireland and Britain, with a particular focus on Ireland, England and Scotland. Draws on anthropological and sociological perspectives to trace development of ethnographic approaches to Irish and British cultures, in cities and countryside, from the origins of community studies to current issues of nationalism, race, ethnicity, and regionalism. Course concludes with considerations of globalization, Europeanization, and migration as forces changing everyday life in Britain and Ireland today. Sociocultural area course.