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Lecturer(s)
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Gilk Erik, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Jirsa David, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to film-literature relations and principles of adaptation theory; 2. Literary source texts and their transformation into film narrative; 3. Kytice (Erben) - literary analysis and film adaptation; 4. Babička (B. Němcová) - literary context and film interpretation; 5. Comparative discussion: adaptation strategies in Kytice and Babička; 6. Rozmarné léto (Vančura) - style, narration and cinematic adaptation; 7. Valerie a týden divů (Nezval) - surrealism and visual style; 8. Comparative discussion: poetic and avant-garde adaptations in Czech New Wave cinema; 9. Modlitba pro Kateřinu Horovitzovou (Lustig) - narrative and historical interpretation; 10. Spalovač mrtvol (Fuks) - literary horror and film aesthetics; 11. Ostře sledované vlaky and Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále (Hrabal) - humor, irony and adaptation; 12. Final comparative discussion: Czech literary canon in film adaptation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: - explain basic theoretical concepts of film adaptation and intermediality; - describe key principles of transforming literary texts into film form; - analyze selected Czech literary works and their film adaptations; - compare narative strategies in literature and film.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Final project
Active participation in class discussions, oral presentation, written essay.
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Recommended literature
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Hames, Peter. (1983). The Czechoslovak New Wave. Berkeley.
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HUTCHEON, Linda. (2012). Theory of Adaptation. London.
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Lukeš, J. (1993). Orgie střídmosti aneb Konec československé státní kinematografie: (kritický deník 1987-1993). Praha.
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Matzner, Antonín - Pilka, Jiří. (2002). Česká filmová hudba. Praha.
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