COURSE NUMBER: |
ENGL 329 |
COURSE TITLE: |
Stranger
than Fiction: Literature And Film |
NAME OF
INSTRUCTOR: |
Dr. Philip Mingay |
CREDIT WEIGHT
AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 3 (hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0) |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: |
This course will examine the relationship between film
and literature by studying films that have been adapted from literary
texts. Like literature, films are narratives that can be examined and
discussed using similar methodologies. However, film has its own
distinct techniques and terminology. This course will augment our
understanding of both art forms, as well as their complementary themes
such as identity, memory, and violence.
Prerequisites: ENGL 215
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REQUIRED TEXTS: |
- Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Collins)
- Martel, Yann. Life of Pi (Vintage)
- Munro, Alice. “Away From Her” (handout)
- Nolan, Jonathan. “Memento Mori” (website)
- Ondaatje, Michael. The English Patient (Vintage)
- Strayed, Cheryl. Wild (Vintage)
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MARK
DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
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Scene Comparison 1
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15% |
Scene Comparison 2 |
15% |
Research Essay |
30% |
Presentation/Participation | 10% |
Final Exam |
30% |
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100% |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: | - To
understand the role of narrative in film and literature, and how it
reveals to us the intricacies of the human experience.
- To build a critical language for discussing about film and literature.
- To understand how literature and film can reveal opportunities to discuss the place of Christianity in art.
- To apply and expand many of the skills we have learned in English literature to the study of film.
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COURSE OUTLINE: |
- Introduction/Syllabus
- Beloved Classics
- Villarejo, Film Studies: The Basics, 1-18
- Benyahia, AS Film Studies: The Essential Introduction, pp 1-14, 16-42
- The Gothic
- Terms: Camera; Lighting; Scene analysis
- Biography into Film
- Ethical and Moral Dilemmas
- The Short Story
- "The Bear Went Over the Mountain"
- Grief
- "The Bear Went Over the Mountain"
- Villarejo, Film Studies: The Basics, 36-53
- Playing with Narratives and Time
- "Graphism and Story-time"
- Violence and Art
- The Postmodern Experience
- Life of Pi
- Malpas, The Postmodern (pgs 1-32)
- History into Film
- The English Patient and Fidelity
- The Global Experience and Hollywood
- Film Studies: The Basics, 109-127
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