(English) LITERATURE IN FILMS & MEDIA STUDIES (Paper-2)

Key themes

Adaptation Theory

This theme explores the fundamental principles and various critical approaches to understanding how literary works are transformed into film and other media. It encompasses debates on fidelity versus transformation, the role of the adapter, and the implications of medium-specific characteristics, providing a framework for systematic analysis of adaptive processes.

Intermediality and Transmedia Storytelling

This theme investigates the interplay and convergence of different media forms within a single work or across a franchise. It examines how narratives are fragmented and distributed across various platforms (film, TV, video games, web series, comics) to create a larger, cohesive storyworld, challenging traditional notions of medium specificity.

Cultural and Ideological Impact of Adaptations

This theme examines how adaptations reflect, reinforce, or challenge prevailing cultural values, ideologies, and power structures. It explores issues of representation (gender, race, class), censorship, audience reception, and the socio-political implications of reinterpreting classic or contemporary literature for new audiences and contexts, often revealing underlying cultural anxieties or aspirations.

Worth discussing

Discuss the limitations and advantages of 'fidelity criticism' in evaluating literary adaptations.