LETTERATURA ED INTERMEDIALITÀ: DISCORSI, FORME E PRATICHE 2
LETTERATURA ED INTERMEDIALITÀ: DISCORSI, FORME E PRATICHE 2
Literature in motion
Letteratura in movimento
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| 2021/2022 | 3 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Alessandra Calanchi | on appointment |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
Acquisition of knowledge relating to the phenomenon of literary serialization even before tv serialization; acquisition of knowledge relating to the phenomenon of transatlantic cultural transmission even before the era of globalization; knowing how to distinguish between "genre" and "poetics", between a novel and a screenplay, between an original work and rewriting; knowing how to discuss authorship, story-telling, convergence culture. Prepare for contexts of interaction with experts (eg webinars, conferences).
Program
The program consists of two-hour lectures on the theme of intermediality. In particular three case studies will be examined: the Sherlock Holmes saga, including pastiches, adaptations, and tv series; The War of the Worlds, from H.G.Wells’s novel to Orson Welles’s radio drama, up to movies and video-installations; The Big Sleep, from R.Chandler’s novel to the film script, up to the most recent reinterpretations of the P.I. character in tv series.
Lecture (1) Pastiches and rewritings: the case of Sherlock Holmes;
Lecture (2) Transmediality: the case of The War of the Worlds;
Lezione (3) Transmediality: the case of The Big Sleep.
Bridging Courses
English and Angloamerican literature; media and film studies.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowing how to argue what has been learned through text analysis and discussions; knowing how to apply theory to case studies; knowing how to use critical language; knowing how to raise objections and propose innovative ideas.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Conversations with prof. Roberto Vecchiarelli and prof. Antonio Tricomi, respectively experts of Wells/Welles and the noir genre.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
online
- Attendance
recommended
- Course books
The texts are to be considered optional, aimed at an in-depth study for those who wish and intend to do research in these areas:
Calanchi, A. «Chiamatemi Watson. Nuove frontiere degli ‘apocrifi ’ angloamericani», Linguae & 2/2007, I mille e uno Sherlock Holmes, a cura di A. Calanchi e G. Ovarelli, pp. 93-106; «Dal Sacro Canone al Grande Gioco: Per una teoria degli apocrifi», in Fictions X-2011. Crime e detective fiction nel novecento: voci a confronto, a cura di M. Ascari e F. Saggini, pp. 83-92; «Un poco più su della scimmia, parecchio più giù dell’uomo: due parole sulla paraletteratura», in Altri canoni. Canoni altri, a cura di Ornella De Zordo e Fiorenzo Fantaccini, Firenze University Press, 2011, pp. 45-63; “Lies from Outer Space: The Martians’ Famous Invasion of New Jersey”, in Linguae& Rivista di Lingue e Culture Moderne, Vol. 20, No. 2 (2021), On Lying / La bugia, pp. 49-62.
Ellestrom, L. Transmedial Narration. Narratives and Stories in Different Media, Palgrave Macmillan 2019.
Galloway, A. R., Gaming. Essays on Algorithmic Culture, Minneapolis-London, University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
Giordani, E. e R. Vecchiarelli, Well(e)s Experiment. Ombre sonore dallo spazio profondo, Galaad, Giulianova 2022.
Guerra, S. Cultura futura, Aras, Fano 2021.
Johan Huizinga, J. Homo Ludens. A Study of the Play-Element in Culture, Boston, Beacon, 1950.
Jenkins, H. Convergence Culture, New York University Press 2006.
Wark, M., Gamer Theory, Harvard UP, Cambridge, Mass. 2007.
and also:
Tricomi, A., Fotogrammi dal moderno. Glosse su cinema e letteratura, Rosenberg & Sellier 2015.
- Assessment
discussion at the end of lectures
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
See Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
- Attendance
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- Course books
The texts are to be considered optional, aimed at an in-depth study for those who wish and intend to do research in these areas:
Calanchi, A. «Chiamatemi Watson. Nuove frontiere degli ‘apocrifi ’ angloamericani», Linguae & 2/2007, I mille e uno Sherlock Holmes, a cura di A. Calanchi e G. Ovarelli, pp. 93-106; «Dal Sacro Canone al Grande Gioco: Per una teoria degli apocrifi», in Fictions X-2011. Crime e detective fiction nel novecento: voci a confronto, a cura di M. Ascari e F. Saggini, pp. 83-92; «Un poco più su della scimmia, parecchio più giù dell’uomo: due parole sulla paraletteratura», in Altri canoni. Canoni altri, a cura di Ornella De Zordo e Fiorenzo Fantaccini, Firenze University Press, 2011, pp. 45-63; “Lies from Outer Space: The Martians’ Famous Invasion of New Jersey”, in Linguae& Rivista di Lingue e Culture Moderne, Vol. 20, No. 2 (2021), On Lying / La bugia, pp. 49-62.
Ellestrom, L. Transmedial Narration. Narratives and Stories in Different Media, Palgrave Macmillan 2019.
Galloway, A. R., Gaming. Essays on Algorithmic Culture, Minneapolis-London, University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
Giordani, E. e R. Vecchiarelli, Well(e)s Experiment. Ombre sonore dallo spazio profondo, Galaad, Giulianova 2022.
Guerra, S. Cultura futura, Aras, Fano 2021.
Johan Huizinga, J. Homo Ludens. A Study of the Play-Element in Culture, Boston, Beacon, 1950.
Jenkins, H. Convergence Culture, New York University Press 2006.
Wark, M., Gamer Theory, Harvard UP, Cambridge, Mass. 2007.
and also:
Tricomi, A., Fotogrammi dal moderno. Glosse su cinema e letteratura, Rosenberg & Sellier 2015.
- Assessment
optional: a 1500 word paper to be sent to prof. Calanchi
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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