Analysis of Contemporary Literature and Film

Catalog description

This course examines the interaction of film and literary texts, and the qualities of each. Consideration of what happens when a variety of short stories, novels, or plays are made into a film, also being considered are the cultures out of which the texts come. This course will be useful to anyone who has an interest in learning more about films and literature in general, screenwriting, how the written word is translated to the screen, how the written word in another language is translated (first in print, then to the screen), and cultural and historical aspects of adaptation. The course may also be of interest to those who might use film or multi-media in a work environment such as teaching or production, those who may have an interest in directing, photography, cinematography, illustration, acting, computer graphics, and the like, or those who have an interest in literature, film, history, and culture. Prerequisites: None.