Literature and Cinema

Code:

LLC152

Acronym:

LC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Literature

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LLC	36	Study plan	3	-	6	41	162
		Study plan	2	-	6	41	162
			3

Teaching language

English
Obs.: Inglês

Objectives

The programme will provide students with information and conceptual tools for understanding how narrative is organized in both literature and film. Particular attention will be given to the changes in narrative structure, setting and themes in a given film adaptation of a novel and explore reasons for these changes. Areas of intellectual output and debate to be considered will include key film studies concepts such as mise-en-scène and genre studies.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

 

1. Recognise the differences of approach when creating narrative in literature and cinema;
2. Recognise and critically deploy some key notions in film studies
3. Particpate in discussions involving the concepts, discourses and objects of study favoured by the programme.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Novels:

Carol – Patricia Highsmith

Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier

Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad

Lord of the Flies – William Golding

A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

 

Films:

Carol – Directed by Todd Haynes

Rebecca -Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Apocalypse Now – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Lord of the Flies – Directed by Harry Hook

A Clockwork Orange – Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Mandatory literature

Joseph Conrad; Heart of darkness. ISBN: 0140431683
William Golding; Lord of the flies. ISBN: 0-14-086416-4
Anthony Burgess; A^clockwork orange. ISBN: 0-14-003219-3
Patricia Highsmith; Carol, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 1408808978
Daphne Du Maurier; Rebecca, Virago, 2015. ISBN: 0349006574

Teaching methods and learning activities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	100,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Total:	141,00

Eligibility for exams

75% of the scheduled classes /completion of 3 written essays written in class

Calculation formula of final grade

1^st essay 25%

2^nd essay 25%

3^rd essay 50%

Classification improvement

According to the relevant regulations.