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Postgraduate Course: Film and Literature (CLLC11076)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaCommon Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionFor the lovers of film and the advocates of cinema of 'pure cinema', literature, with its recent avatars, the scenario and screenplay, has long been considered a major obstacle to the development of film as an art in its own rights.

For the detractors of the relatively new, 'popular' medium of the moving image however, cinema is but a 'lesser' art form, and even the best movies will never compare with literary master works.

In this course, we propose to take up more recent approaches to the study of the relationship between the written word and film. Moving away from the traditional, restrictive hierarchies of 'high' and
'low' art, we will look at the wide array of forms, and theoretical enrichment that the interface between the two modes of expression and representation afford.

Adaptations and transpositions, as well as intertextuality and the co-presence of film and literature at the level of content but also of style and techniques will be addressed, taking into account not only the links between the feature film and the novel, but also between audio-visual media, poetry, biographical writing in amongst other forms of expression. We will also consider the economics of adaptation, and its 'by-products', as well as the issues of star-system, co-productions, the 'rediscovery' of classic authors' oeuvre. In the course of the seminar series, we will discuss issues such as the question of 'faithfulness' to a source text; the transposition of thoughts, subjective feelings and inner speech to the screen; the impact of cinema on modern writing.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 10:00 - 12:00
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The students will gain an awareness of the complex interface between writing and audio-visual expression and, more specifically, between film and literature. They will acquire the theoretical and analytical tools needed to conduct creative combined analysis of the work of filmmakers and writers.
Assessment Information
One 4,000 word essay to be submitted week 11
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsFilm Literature Multidisciplinarity
Contacts
Course organiserDr Martine Beugnet
Tel: (0131 6)50 3637
Email: M.Beugnet@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk
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