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Spring 2019 | ENGL 1041 Section 001: Adaptation: Literature into Film (55770)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Ford Hall B80
- Enrollment Status:
Open (25 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Do you refuse to see a film until you've first read the book on which it is based, so it doesn't affect how you imagine the characters? Or does a film inspire you to go back and read the original book, to see what the filmmakers changed or left out? Either way, if you love book covers that say "Now a major motion picture," this is the class for you. "Adaptation: Literature to Film" explores the historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts in which both literary and cinematic texts are produced and received. We will ask such questions as: When we read a book or a play and then watch an adaptation of it, are we in any sense encountering the "same" text? Does the intention of the author necessarily define the meaning of a text, as readers see it? What other elements enter into the formulation of meaning(s)? How are elements of an inter-textual system always, in some sense, "in dialogue" with each other, and how do different media affect us differently -- whether emotionally, aesthetically, or intellectually? In this class you will learn skills related to interpreting and writing about both literature and moving image media (i.e., film, television, animation, etc.), including concepts and vocabulary specific to each, and your written assignments will include close readings of both books and films.
- Class Notes:
- Class meeting time has been extended to allow for film screenings in class.
- Class Description:
- It has been said that every age gets the Shakespeare it deserves - the way we experience literary or cinematic texts is strongly affected by the historical contexts within which they are received. When we read Shakespeare's The Tempest and watch Peter Greenaway's 1991 avant-garde film adaptation of it, Prospero's Books, are we in any way encountering the "same" text? Adaptations from one medium to another may emerge in social, political and cultural contexts that diverge widely. Does the intention of the author necessarily define the meaning of a text, as readers see it? What other elements enter into the formulation of meaning(s)? How do elements of an inter-textual system experienced through different media affect us differently, whether emotionally, in our adrenal system, aesthetically or intellectually? In this class, you will learn skills related to interpreting and writing about both literature and moving image media (i.e., film, television, animation, etc.) including concepts and vocabulary specific to each. Your written assignments will include close readings of both films and books; we will model this frequently in class discussion. You will also learn and write about the historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts surrounding the production and reception of literary and cinematic texts.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55770/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2017
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