Ways of Being Irish in London
BRST 170 (CRN: 30601)
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Meeting Times: MTh 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
The Irish in London have a long and complicated history, taking in colonization, revolution, assimilation, and transformation. “Ways of Being Irish in London” is a course that analyses Ireland's often remarkable contribution to the artistic and cultural world of contemporary London. It brings to life the diversity and strangeness of the Irish migrant experience, and how this has been expressed through film, music, literature, and theatre. The course draws on readings, both close and wide, from poetry, novel writing, BBC archival broadcasts, oral testimony, popular music, and much more, introducing a cavalcade of writers, singers, and provocateurs, who often shocked Britain but, to their own surprise, also made it their home. The course takes a fundamental interest in our identities and our concept of home, and how this can be altered and disrupted through change, both social and political.
Yale Summer Session 2025