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G R A D U A T E D E G R E E P R O G R A M M E : E N G L I S H S T U D I E S Year of study Second Semester Three ECTS (Number of credits allocated) Name of lecturer Learning outcomes and competences 3 ECTS Contact hours (25 seminars + 5 advisory hours) = 0.75 credits. Student study time (67.5 hours) = 2.25 credits. Jurica Pavičić, MA, Senior Lecturer Brian Willems, Assistant After the completion of the course, the student will have developed and applied an in-depth understanding of key concepts and theoretical and practical approaches to cinematic adaptations of a wide variety of literary sources. This will have been done through a thorough analysis of both text and film via a number of contemporary thinkers in film and other disciplines. Prerequisites The student should have previously completed a course of Introduction to Literary <strong>Studies</strong> or an equivalent course. Course contents Students will work through an in-depth understanding of such key concepts of literary adaptation as fidelity, implied author, off-screen space, the voice, narrative presence, enunciation, cinematic codes and subcodes, and timelapse. These will be applied through a close reading of both the literary source and cinematic adaptation(s). Students will approach the field of adaptation via such thinkers as Michel Chion, Gilles Deleuze, Slavoj Žižek, James Monoco and others. The cinematic adaptations of the following literary texts are likely to be discussed: Shakespeare, Hamlet; J. Austen, Pride and Prejudice; J. Conrad, Heart of Darkness; G. Greene, The Quiet American; V. Nabokov, Lolita; H. Recommended reading Supplementary reading Kureishi, My Beautiful Laundrette; C. Palahniuk, Fight Club. Palahniuk, C. (1996). Fight Club. New York, W.W. Norton & Co. Mann, T. (1998). Death in Venice and other tales. New York, Viking. Brontë, E. (2003). Wuthering Heights: the 1847 text, backgrounds and contexts, criticism. A Norton critical edition. New York, Norton. Nabokov, V. (1991). The Annotated Lolita. New York, Vintage Books. Clowes, D. (2008). Ghost World. Seattle, Fantagraphics Books. Winterson, J. (1987). Oranges are not the only fruit. New York, Atlantic Monthly Press. Campbell, J. W. (1976). Who Goes There?: Seven Tales of Science-fiction. Westport, Hyperion Press. Potocki, J. (1996). The manuscript found in Saragossa. London, Penguin. Script Chion, M. (1999). The Voice in Cinema. New York: Columbia University Press. Manovich, L. (2002). The Language of New Media. Cambridge: MIT Press. McFarlan, B. (1996). Novel to Film: An Introduction to the Theory of 43
G R A D U A T E D E G R E E P R O G R A M M E : E N G L I S H S T U D I E S Teaching methods Assessment methods Language of instruction Quality assurance methods Adaptation. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Richard, A. & Smith, M (1997). Film Theory and Philosophy. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Sanders, J. (2005). Adaptation and Appropriation. London; New York: Routledge. Stam, R. (2004). Literature and Film: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Film Adaptation. Mladen: Blackwell. Stam, R. & Raengo, A. (2004). A Companion to Literature and Film. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. Zielinski, S. (1999). Audiovisions : Cinema and Television As Entr'Actes in History. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. Žižek, S. (1992). Looking Awry: An Introduction to Jacques Lacan through Popular Culture. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Seminars / Student participation is encouraged through various tasks and activities, such as: problem-solving tasks, group work, pair work, (etc.) / Advisory hours The assessment of student knowledge/performance will be based on the following: 1. Continuous assessment (independent homework / short essays) 2. Exam: written <strong>English</strong> 1. Student feedback via questionnaires and surveys. 2. Lecturers responsible for the same subject area collaborate closely and monitor each other’s work. Course title Language, culture, cognition Course code Type of course Level of course HZE813 Seminar / Advisory hours Elective Course Specialised level course Year of study Second Semester Three ECTS (Number of credits allocated) Name of lecturer Learning outcomes and 3 ECTS Contact hours (25 seminars + 5 advisory hours) = 0.75 credits. Student study time (67.5 hours) = 2.25 credits. Prof. Dr. Danica Škara Upon the completion of the course the student will gain the following competences and skills: In-depth understanding of the key concepts in cognitive linguistics 44
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