In this class we will discuss different models of intermediality as well as a variety of North American cultural artifacts as case studies of different categories of intermediality, including John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and its movie adaptation (1940), the illustrated version of George Washington Cable’s Old Creole Days short stories (1897), or the theme park/TV show Disneyland (1955). While thematically unified, this class will particularly focus on key competences in literary and cultural studies, including Information literacy (how to access secondary literature), Reading (how to use secondary literature), Inquiry & Analysis (how to analyze literary texts), and Written Communication (how to present your discussion in the shape of a term paper).
- Lehrende(r): Florian Freitag