Fiction into Film: Film Adaptations and Their Sources
Eugene Lang College Lib Arts: Literary Studies
CRN: 15925
Credits: 4
Fiction to Film: In this class we will watch several films and read the novels or stories they are based on. We will consider the differences between cinematic and textual narrative and focus on the techniques employed in both forms to achieve emotional impact and thematic clarity. Possible novels & their adaptations that will be studied: James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half a Yellow Sun, Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians. This list, however, is provisional & likely to change.
College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)
Department: Literary Studies (LIT)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Modality: In-Person
Max Enrollment: 19
Add/Drop Deadline: September 11, 2023 (Monday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 19, 2023 (Sunday)
Seats Available: Yes
* Seats available but reserved for a specific population.
Status: Closed*
* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 5:40pm EST 12/5/2023