- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Film Adaptations of American Literature 3301-LA001-OG
The aim of the course is to introduce the film art terminology and film adaptation theory as well as teach students to analyze film adaptations.
The first, theoretical part is conducted in a lecture form.
The course intends to go beyond formalist analysis and introduce students to cultural analysis of film adaptation theory and film adaptations of American literature. We will look at an ideological content of the films and the way how their meaning changes over time. We will also look at the intricacies of translating literary works into films and the formal and narrative choices that have to be made. The films analyzed during the semester represent the mainstream Hollywood cinema as well as independent productions.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Student is introduced to terminology / expands Her terminology used in linguistics, literature studies and cultural studies
Students learn how to / expand their knowledge about the most important trends in linguistics, literature and cultural studies.
Students acquire / expand their knowledge about a symbolic meaning of interactions in the context of one culture / between cultures.
Students know how to apply elementary / more sophisticated methodologies applied in linguistics, literature and cultural studies.
Students feel responsible for their own work as well as work of others.
Students are characterized by tolerance towards the Other; respect different cultural behavior and individual opinions different than their own.
Assessment criteria
Attendance, final test.
Bibliography
Bordwell, David. Narration in the Fiction Film. The University of Wisconsin Press, 1985.
---. The Way Hollywood Tells It: Story and Style in Modern Movies. University of California Press, 2006.
Bordwell, David, and Kristin Thompson. Film Art: Introduction. McGraw Hill, 2010.
Braudy, Leo, and Cohen Marshall. Film Theory and Criticism. Oxford, 2009.
Grant, Barry Keith. Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology. Wallflower, 2007.
Miller, Toby, and Robert Stam. A Companion to Film Theory. Blackwell, 2004.
Paryż, Marek, and Leo R. John, editors. The Post-2000 Film Western Contexts, Transnationality, Hybridity. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Slethaug, Gordon. Adaptation Theory and Criticism: Postmodern Literature and Cinema in the USA. Bloomsbury, 2014.
Stam, Robert, and Alessandra Raengo, editors. A Companion to Literature and Film. Blackwell Publishing, 2006.
Villarejo, Amy. Film Studies: The Basics. Routledge, 2007.
Williams, Linda Ruth, and Michael Hammond, editors. Contemporary American Cinema. McGraw Hill, 2006.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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