SFE21317 Film: adaptation and intertextuality (Autumn 2024)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages
- Campus:
- Online
- Course Leader:
- Britt Wenche Svenhard
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Mandatory course in the English Extension Programme.
One of two mandatory courses in the Bachelor's Programme in Languages, English specialization.
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Lecture Semester
English Extension Programme: 1st semester (autumn)
Bachelor's Programme in Languages, English specialization: 5th semester (autumn)
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The student has
- knowledge of film theory, adaptation theory, and different intertextual strategies
- knowledge of how film adaptations can contribute to a reworking of classical texts
- insight into how adaptations can be classified and placed within a broader intertextual context
Skills
The student is capable of
- applying concepts and theory covered in the course in his or her own comparative analyses of texts
- discussing how specific types of film adaptations problematise attitudes towards topics such as gender, ethnicity, class, history and identity
- selecting relevant academic literature to conduct an oral presentation on a personally chosen film adaptation
General competence
The student has
- insight into the various storytelling methods and how film in particular continues or changes narrative traditions and reworks classic texts
- knowledge of the expressive forms of literature and film in various cultural and historical contexts
- improved his or her oral proficiency in the English language and in multimodal presentation methods
Content
The course is an introduction to adaptation theory, adaptation history, and intertextuality. Lectures and seminars will particularly emphasize the relationship between film and literature, discuss the influence of the film medium on the development of new genres and techniques, and demonstrate how it contributes to the ongoing relevance and popularity of literature. The study material consists of a selection of film adaptations and the texts on which they are based, in addition to relevant theory. The selection illustrates the evolution and various trends in film and literature
Forms of teaching and learning
The teaching is provided through online lectures, seminars, and guidance. A functioning webcam and microphone are required for participation in online classes.
Workload
Approx. 280 hours
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
The student must give an oral presentation based on a self-selected film adaptation of a classic text chosen by the student. In this presentation, the student will use analytical tools and theory learned in the course to elucidate aspects of both the original work and the adaptation. The presentation must be multimodal in accordance with specified criteria. A written bibliography of sources must be submitted.
Required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam.
Examination
Individual written home exam, 5 hours.
All aids are allowed, but it is not permitted to communicate with others about the question paper, or to work on an answer together.
Grading scale: A-F.
Examiners
External and internal examiner or two internal examiners.
Course evaluation
Feedback from our students is vital in order for us to be able to offer the best possible courses and study programmes. The following forms of evaluation are used for this course:
- mid-term evaluation
- continuous/final evaluation
The results are considered by:
- lecturer groups
- the Head of Studies
- the local programme committee