Fall 2004 Office Hours: M/W 1-2 and by appt.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will explore the various
relationships between film and literature with a thematic emphasis on self and
society. The course will begin with an
introduction to narrative structures in literature and film and to links
between the written word and the visual image.
We will analyze thematically representative examples of novels, short
stories, and films as individually significant texts and, where appropriate, as
cinematic adaptations of literary originals.
We will also look at film genres.
Students will complete a research project that incorporates film theory.
STUDENT OUTCOMES:
By the end of the course, students should be able to
--identify important literary forms;
--identify important cinematic techniques;
--identify the aesthetics of literature and film;
--critically analyze theme in films and literature;
--explain how narrative structures are transferred to visual images;
--identify various literary and cinematic genres and place specific works in their
contexts;
--explain how literature and film express social communication;
--apply at least one critical
approach to analyzing literature and film.
TEXTS:
Phillips. Film:
An Introduction
Shakespeare. Othello
Conrad.
Heart of Darkness
Handouts
FILMS:
Emma
Clueless
Apocalypse
Now
Selected short films and excerpts
REQUIREMENTS:
Short responses 20%
Presentation
20%
One 8-10 page research project 20%
Midterm 20%
Final Exam 20%
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•
Please come to class on time. If you are
more than fifteen minutes late on two occasions, it will be counted as one
absence.
•
Only 3 absences are allowed. If you miss
more than this, your grade will be lowered 5 percentage points per
absence. If you miss 6 classes you can
expect a failing grade.
•
Work done in class can not be made up if you are absent.
• Late papers will be
dropped 5% for each day late.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Any work that you submit to me must
be your own; any words, ideas, or data that you borrow from another and include
in your work must be properly documented.
Any student who plagiarizes may fail the course and will be reported to
the Vice President of Instruction.
SEMESTER SCHEDULE
Week of Aug 30 Introduction
Week of Sept 6 Chapter 1
Week of Sept 13 Chapter 2
Week of Sept 20 Chapter 3
Week of Sept 27 Chapters 5 and 6
Week of Oct 4 Chapters 7 and 9
Week of Oct 11 Text/film handouts/excerpts from Psycho and Shawshank Redemption
Week of Oct 18 Midterm
Oct 25-Nov 3 The Short Happy Life of
Francis Macomber, American Beauty
Nov 5-15 Emma,
Clueless
Nov 17-24 Heart
of Darkness, Apocalypse Now
Nov 29-Dec 8 The Birds
Week of Dec 10 Conferences
Dec 17 Final
Research
Papers Due