This course is an introduction to the art of both cinema and fiction. They are both narrative forms of communication. Both kinds of texts can be explored as not only reflecting but also producing and sometimes resisting the cultures from which they come. Fictional texts that have been adapted into films can be used for analyzing discourses related to race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, disability, species, and environment at particular historical and cultural moments. This course explores these kinds of issues in the context of cultural studies and critical theory, while also paying attention to genre conventions and elements of narrative form.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of cultural and historical background of the films and fiction under study.
- Understand how to connect novels and film adaptations to critical and theoretical debates
- Explain and compare/contrast elements of fiction adaptations into film.
- Identify and discuss formal aspects of both novels and film adaptations.