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:
3 papers; journals on the readings; worksheets on the films; an in-class group oral report; and a final examination.
Texts:
A Course Reader, which will include the short stories for the course
Two novels: Girl with a Pearl Earring & No Country for Old Men
These are the 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
Tracy Chevalier, Girl
With a Pearl Earring
Cormac McCarthy, No
Country for Old Men