"'Se cleachdadh a nì teòmachd"
300 Third-Year Scottish Gaelic
Advanced level Gaelic. Emphasis will be on attaining fluency. The course will concentrate on the Gaelic of Nova Scotia with readings from local publications. The class will also work on transcribing recordings of local speakers.
Prerequisites: CELT 100 and 200. Six credits. Not available 2012-13.
331 The Scottish Gael in Scotland
A survey of the history of Gaelic Scotland from earliest times to 1800, including the main social, religious, and intellectual institutions of Gaelic Scotland and some of the achievements of Scottish Gaels.
Three credits. Offered Fall term of 2012-13.
332 The Scottish Gael in North America
A survey of the history of the Scottish Gaels in North America, including factors for emigration, settlement patterns, the struggle for Gaelic language and culture in immigrant communities, and modern identity politics.
Prerequisite: CELT 331.Three credits. Offered 2nd term of 2012-13.
341 Scottish Gaelic Poetry I
A survey of Scottish Gaelic poetry from the 6th to the 16th century. It familiarizes students with some of the masterpieces of Gaelic literature, provides a grounding in the historical and cultural aspects of literary production in the Scottish Gaelic world, and introduces aspects of metrical and literary analysis. Taught through the medium of English.
Prerequisite: CELT 100 or approval of the instructor. Three credits. Not available 2012-13.
342 Scottish Gaelic Poetry II
A survey of Scottish Gaelic poetry from the 17th and 18th centuries. It familiarizes students with some of the masterpieces of Gaelic literature, provides a grounding in the historical and cultural aspects of literary production in the Scottish Gaelic world, and introduces aspects of metrical and literary analysis. Taught through the medium of English.
Prerequisite: CELT 100 or approval of the instructor. Three credits. Not available 2012-13.
351 The Folklore of Gaelic Ireland
Studies in the oral traditions of Gaelic Ireland including the folktale, the storyteller, folklore collectors, folksong tradition, fairies and calendar customs.
Three credits. Offered Fall term of 2012-13.
352 The Folklore of Gaelic Scotland and Nova Scotia
An introduction to the Gaelic folklore of Scotland and Nova Scotia, with an emphasis on wonder tales, clan sagas, Fenian tales, calendar customs, rites of passage, the supernatural and the history of folkloristics.
Three credits. Offered 2nd term of 2012-13.
361 Selected Topics I: Early Irish History & Society
A course on Irish history in the medieval period with emphasis on the native sources, such as the ancient law tracts, which provide insight on the structure of early Irish society. The historical kings, the sacral nature of kingship, and the pseudo-historical tales of the kings will also form a significant part of the course.
No prerequisites. Three credits. Offered Fall term of 2012-13.
362 Selected Topics II: Scottish Gaelic Traditions of Nova Scotia
Through the lens of ethnology, ‘the study of everyday life,’ we will examine the Gaelic culture of Nova Scotia in its various facets from storytelling and musical traditions to kinship and vernacular folkways with specific reference to the cèilidh.
No prerequisite. Three credits. Offered 2nd term of 2012-13.
