Adaptation Studies: Page to Screen

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: SCRN 1001; or 3 credits from ENGL 1201, 1801; or permission of the Department This course is an introduction to adaptation studies: the study of how narrative is reinterpreted from one medium (often text-based) to another (often visual-based). It introduces the specific aesthetics of film and television as compared to other media, including text and stage. Students will identify and develop discourse around key features of adaptation such as interpretation, evaluation, point of view, and characterization. This course also broadens students' understanding of the historical, political, cultural, and social contexts that impact interpretation, and determine how narratives are re-evaluated, manipulated, and redeployed to reflect dominant cultural values across different moments in history. This course introduces aspects of interpretation that are generally overlooked in mainstream film studies by using a range of different media, including novel excerpts, graphic novels, stage plays, video games, film, and TV. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed with SCRN 2001 and may therefore count as three credits in either discipline.] (Format: Lecture 3 hours) (Exclusion: DRAM 2001)