Literature, Adaptation, Media (ENGL20031)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 2
Associate Professor Jini Kim Watson: jini.watson@unimelb.edu.au
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This subject examines the art and politics of adaptation through a postcolonial lens. Moving beyond adaptation as merely the transformation of a story from one media to another, we will examine postcolonial rewritings of classic Western literary texts as well as adaptations of key postcolonial novels, drama and political writings into film, graphic novel, documentary form, and more. Throughout, we will consider how practices of postcolonial adaptation grapple with imperial knowledge forms, generate new meanings for new audiences, and raise critical questions around imitation, appropriation, cultural exchange, translation and genre.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of adaptation studies
- Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to texts from a variety of different media
- Demonstrate a general understanding of the concepts and principles of literary and performance theory as well as those from the related fields of film and media studies
- Apply an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical and political values
- Communicate effectively in written and oral formats
- Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- Acquired a transportable set of interpretative skills
- Developed their capacity for independent research
- Developed their capacity for critical thinking and analysis
- Developed their ability to communicate in writing.
Last updated: 14 March 2025