We will be reading works of fiction and viewing their film
adaptations to study the elements of narrative and narration in an
interdisciplinary way. We will also discuss the reasons for changes from
fiction to film, be they aesthetic, cultural, or generic. By the end of the
course, students should have a fair grasp of the similarities and differences
in literary and cinematic narratives. Attendance required.
Assignments:
4 papers; journals on the readings; an in-class group
report; and a final examination.
Texts:
John Desmond & Peter Hawkes, Adaptation,
Studying Film and Literature
And these works of fiction along with their film adaptations
(tentative):
Philip K. Dick, The
Minority Report
Annie Proulx, Brokeback
Mountain
Alice Munro, Hateship,
Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Jonathan Nolan, Memento
Mori
Tracy Chevalier, Girl
With a Pearl Earring
Cormac McCarthy, No
Country for Old Men