Comments | applyingtograd: Irish and/or Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic) language

mooglepower in applyingtograd

Irish and/or Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic) language

Aug 13, 2009 21:53

Someone mentioned Irish Literature on here. I want to study Ethnomusicology, but I also want to study Gaelic (Scottish) and/or Irish language because this is the area I want to study in Ethnomusicology, specifically the Scottish Puirt-a-beul (mouth music) tradition ( Read more... )

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roadtophd August 14 2009, 09:29:54 UTC

UPenn has a very good ethnomusicology program and they seem to offer some Irish Gaelic classes.

mooglepower August 14 2009, 17:57:58 UTC

Ah, thank you very much! UPenn seems like a nice place to go if I can get in there. I'll just have to see.

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mooglepower August 14 2009, 18:01:45 UTC

I know that a few Canadian universities, mostly in the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland areas, offer classes, but don't have extensive graduate programs.

I'm not sure how "bound" I'll be to the states, so to speak, but I might be able to get away for a summer. I'm not sure how much money I'll have to fund frequent trips back home, though (and I doubt that this is covered under the FLAS funding).

This does sound like a great plan, though. I'll definitely take a look at the University of Arizona, though.

king_bahamut August 14 2009, 17:53:43 UTC

I can't help you, but I must commend you on wanting to go into Puirt-a-beul. Mouth music is freaking awesome.

When I studied in Scotland, the American students who were there to study Gaelic were there primarily because of the lack of Scottish Gaelic programs in the US.

mooglepower August 14 2009, 18:02:58 UTC

Mouth music is the best! I've actually been performing it for a few years but just really want to have a program in which I can become intimately familiar with the language rather than just being able to pronounce it and recognize a few words here and there.

It's unfortunate that such programs aren't more widespread in the US, especially with interest in the language on the rise in Scotland.

tripingly August 17 2009, 23:05:03 UTC

This may or may not help as you seem to be primarily focused on Scottish Gaelic, but NYU has the largest Irish studies department in the country. This includes Irish Language study (the professor happens to be excellent.... I think they hired more Irish language profs since I graduated but when I was there it was just the one guy...)

Food for thought anyway. They also focus heavily on music and community in the Irish Studies department which is a really neat environment to be a party of.

mooglepower August 19 2009, 21:53:38 UTC

Definitely! Thanks so much! I'll check out NYU as well.