Welcome to the Carlow College Leaving Cert Lecture Series 2024/25!
Designed to support both Senior Cycle students and their teachers, this new lecture series offers a unique opportunity to explore key areas of the Leaving Cert syllabus in greater depth. Through a range of interactive and expert-led online lectures, students will enhance their understanding of critical subjects, gaining valuable insights and academic enrichment beyond the classroom.Â
Lectures are FREE, but registration is essential.
Each lecture will be held at 2pm on the specified date and run for 45 minutes plus 10 minutes Q&A time. All lectures will be livestreamed and recorded for watching back at a later date.
Lecture Schedule
Title: “This Remarkable Form: stretching the sonnet in Hopkins and Kavanagh”
Speaker: Dr Derek Coyle, Lecturer in English & Creative Writing
Time: 2pm
This lecture will focus on the Honours English prescribed poets of Gerard Manley Hopkins and Patrick Kavanagh.
Title: “The Rise of Fascism”
Speaker: Dr Ida Milne, Lecturer in European History
Time: 2pm
This lecture will focus on the History syllabus topic: Dictatorship and democracy in Europe, 1920-1945 specifically exploring the rise of Fascism in Europe.Â
Title: ‘The Devil is alive in Salem’ – Truth or Dare in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (1953)
Speaker: Dr James Heaney, Lecturer in English Literature
Time: 2pm
This lecture will focus on the English prescribed drama text The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
Title: “From Gods to Man, from Myth to Reason: Ancient Greek Philosophy and the birth of Reason.”
Speaker: Dr Noel Kavanagh, Lecturer in Philosophy
Time: 2pm
This lecture will focus on the section ” ‘Gods and Humans’ in the Classical Studies syllabus.
Title: Misinformation and Fake News: Separating Fact from Fiction
Speaker: Steph Hanlon, Lecturer in Politics & Society
Time: 2pm
This lecture will focus on Learning Strand 2 under Active Citizenship exploring seeking and evaluating information and ideas within the Politics & Society syllabus.
Title: “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1831): The Political Monster”
Speaker: Karmel Knipprath, Lecturer in English Literature
Time: 2pm
This lecture will focus on the novel Frankenstein (1831 version) by Mary Shelley from the English Leaving Cert syllabus.
Title: “Society and Economy: The 1913 Lockout”
Speaker: Dr Elaine Callinan, Lecturer in Irish History
Time: 2pm
This lecture will focus on aspects of the Later Modern field of study, Irish History, 1815-1993 in the Leaving Cert History syllabus.
Title: “Christianity: Origins and Contemporary Expressions”
Speaker: Michael Sherman, Lecturer in Theology
Time: 2pm
This lecture will focus on Section B of the Leaving Cert Religious Education syllabus.
Notice to attendees
These events will be recorded and shared on the Carlow College YouTube channel and website after the event.
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