Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This class will focus on Anglophone texts and their screen adaptations. Following a brief introduction to adaptation theory and film analysis, the course will consist in examining three novels and their film/television adaptations.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Upon completion of the course, students will master the literary/cinematic themes discussed in class, and they will have developed the methodological skills needed to analyse the relationship between literary texts and their film adaptations.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Very good knowledge of English and advanced literary skills (i.e., as expected at MA level). There are no prerequisites in terms of film analysis.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
After a presentation of the course and some warm-up exercises, the class will feature a theoretical lecture followed by seminar discussions. Students are expected to read/watch the material to be discussed in class in advance, and they will be asked to complete three short written assignments prior to the sessions on the novels.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Recommended or required readings
The primary material covered in class consists of the following works:
- Ian McEwan, Atonement (2001; edition used in class: Vintage, 2002), and its 2007 film adaptation (dir. Joe Wright).
- Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (1955; edition used in class: Penguin, 1995), and its 1997 film adaptation (dir. Adrian Lyne).
- Jane Austen, Sanditon (incomplete manuscript found after the author's death in 1817; edition used in class: Oxford World's Classics, Oxford University Press, 2019), and the first two episodes of its 2019 television adaptation (ITV, dir. Olly Blackburn).
Written work / report
Other : Oral exam
Additional information:
A written essay to be prepared at home and an oral exam. The final mark will take into account the students' level of English, their ability to develop a scholarly argument based on existing research, and their knowledge and understanding of the material studied in class.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course will be held during the second term (Tuesday, 11.00-13.00). The first class will take place on Tuesday 6 February 2024.
Contacts
Daria Tunca
Department of Modern Languages: Linguistics, Literature, Translation
University of Liège
Place Cockerill, 3-5 (A2)
B-4000 Liège
Belgium
Email: dtunca@uliege.be
Phone: + 32 (0) 4 366 53 44