PS-Introduction to Cultural Studies: Adapting Queer Stories from the Page to the Screen
Karoline-Rosina Strauch
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“Both adaptation and queerness suffer from the stereotype of being secondary: to identify something as an adaptation is to recognize it in relation to something else that seems more original, more authentic. Similarly, to identify something as queer is to place it in relation to what is assumed to be ‘normal’ or ‘straight’,” states Pamela Demory in Queer/Adaptation. This course explores the intersection of adaptation studies and queer narratives, examining how LGBTQIA+ stories are adapted from the page to the screen. Through close readings of novels and their cinematic adaptations, we will examine how form, medium, and context shape the representation of queer identities and relationships. Alongside our primary texts (listed below) we will read influential theories in film studies, e.g. the concept of the male gaze or haptic visuality, and we will examine how literary narratives are transformed into audio-visual experiences.
In addition to material made available on Blackboard during the semester, we will read:
- Forster, E.M. Maurice. Penguin Classics, 2005.
- Highsmith, Patricia. Carol. Bloomsbury, 2015. (There are several editions of the novel available some are published as Carol some as The Price of Salt they are the same text)
- Aciman, André. Call Me By Your Name. Atlantic Books, 2008.
We will watch the following film adaptations:
- Carol directed by Todd Haynes, 2015.
- Call Me By Your Name directed by Luca Guadagnino, 2017.
- Maurice, directed by James Ivory, 1987.
No prior experience in film studies is required, but students should be prepared for intensive reading, viewing, and discussion. The means of assessment is a 2000-word essay on an adaptation we discussed in class.
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