ENG4366 - Fiction and Film
Course content
Discussing a selection of literary texts and film adaptations of these texts, this course gives an introduction to problems, and possibilities, concerning the transition from literary fiction to fiction presented through the medium of film. Although literature and film are very different media, operating in dissimilar ways and producing various kinds of artistic effect, they are both narrative forms of communication. Thus, narrative theory forms a theoretical basis for discussion not only of the literary texts but of the corresponding film versions as well.
Learning outcome
After completing this course you will have:
- acquired a good general understanding of the relationship between narrative fiction and film;
- developed skills in analyzing the structure and narratice techniques of novels;
- developed skills in analyzing the structure and narratice techniques of film adaptations;
- learned to understand how and why filmic versions differ from their literary sources;
- learned to understand why and how films must be evaluated in accordance with the laws and conventions of its own medium even if they happen to be ‘based on’ literary texts.
Admission
Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
This course can be taken as a first course.
Recommended previous knowledge
The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with ENG2326 - Fiction and Film.Teaching
Seminar, two hours per week for 14 weeks, 28 hours in all.
Attendance is an obligatory class requirement (80%). Additional absences must be justified (please contact the exam coordinator).
Students must turn in an essay of 5 standard pages by a stated deadline during the semester.
All movies will be shown during the semester, but not during regular seminar teaching. This is not obligatory, but strongly recommended. See schedule for details.
Examination
The evaluation is based on a three-day take-home exam. The paper should be about 8 pages long, maximum 10 pages.
You must submit your paper in Fronter. Read more about submission procedures
Previous exams:
http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/ilos/ENG4366/Eksamensoppgaver/Eksamensoppgaver.xml
Language of examination
English
Explanations and appeals
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Resit an examination
You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.
Withdrawal from an examination
A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.
Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the current and the next two semesters that the course is taught.
Special examination arrangements
If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
Evaluation
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