Adaptation of Literature for Film
Adaptation of Literature for Film
ENGLSH 4935
Section 02
Semester
Spring
Year
2024
Mary Carver
Tuesday
Thursday
2:00-3:15pm
Course Description
Cross listed with THEATR 4935-01/7935-01
This is a course that explores the adaptation of literature for film and television. Students will analyze the original novels, short stories, biographies, plays and graphic novels and then examine how they’ve been adapted to the screen. Students will gain skills in both analyzing literature and creative screenwriting with their own adaptations. They will learn to critically explore the development of narrative structures. Past courses have explored literature and films such as Moonlight, Little Women, Orange is the New Black, The Maid, Othello, Bridgerton, and Malcom X.