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Summer 2007 Courses
MLS 717 Shakespeare Unbound & Rewound: Adaptations in Literature and Film
We will examine literary and film adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays, always beginning with close examinations of Shakespeare’s original texts. Then we’ll consider how contemporary literature and film offer new insights into Shakespeare’s texts and worldview while also creating new narratives that sometimes “reactualize” his plays for a new audience or purpose. Plays to be studied include: Richard III, Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet and The Tempest. Other plays to be examined include Stoppard’s play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead. Films to be investigated include: The British Film Institute’s Silent Shakespeare, Pacino’s: Looking for Richard, Stoppard and Norman’s Shakespeare in Love, Loncraine & McKellen’s Richard III, Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood, Polanski’s Macbeth, Zeffirelli’s Hamlet, BBC’s Hamlet, Stoppard’s Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet.
MLS 820 Interpreting East Asian Film and Drama: Artistic Expression in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Culture
This course focuses on the film and dramatic literature of the East Asian cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. We will investigate the oeuvre of leading cinematic directors and playwrights in each of these cultures, incorporating the study of social and cultural themes, forms of expression, and aesthetics. Our discussions and interpretations will focus on the crafts of film-making and dramatic writing, and class members will conduct film and dramatic analysis. The cultural perspective will be integral to our analysis as well. Cross-cultural comparisons will lead to insights into both commonalities and distinctions in each culture. An introduction to values and belief systems, history, religious practices, gender roles, and forms of interaction will provide class participants with additional investigative tools.
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