LMKB411 Jekyll and Hyde adapted

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Kamilla Elliott (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Jana Vrzalíková (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Semináře si kladou za cíl obeznámit studenty s produktivním zkoumáním vztahů mezi literaturou a filmovými díly. Důraz bude položen na proměny audiovizuálního média a na témata, která s sebou jednotlivá období přinášela - jako je například problematika genderu v novějších adaptacích.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Syllabus for Jekyll and Hyde Adapted Seminars Seminar 1. Jekyll and Hyde: Novella, theatre, and silent films Before you come to seminar: Read Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Watch Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, directed by John S. Robertson (1920), available at various locations on YouTube. Seminar 2. Jekyll and Hyde: Early Hollywood sound films Before you come to seminar: Watch Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, directed by Rouben Mamoulian (1931/2) Optional viewing: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, directed by Victor Fleming (1941) Seminar 3. Jekyll and Hyde: later films Before you come to seminar: Watch Dr Jekyll and Ms Hyde, dir. David Price (1995), available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFf9khNkOtc Find and read a scholarly article, book or book chapter addressing gender in literature and/or film generally or a Jekyll and Hyde adaptation specificially and prepare to discuss it during the seminar. We will also be seeing numerous film clips from other adaptations that have to do with gender. Resources Online Online list of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde adapted to film and television http://www.robert-louis-stevenson.org/richard-dury-archive/films-rls-jekyll-hyde.html There are many films on YouTube, on streaming services, and DVD . Some articles and books Title: Classic Horror Films and the Literature That Inspired Them Author: Backer, Ron Source: Jefferson, NC; McFarland; 2015. (viii, 363 pp.) ISBN: 9780786498963; (pbk.); 9781476620213; (e-book) ________________________________________ Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931): Science, Society, and Sexuality Author: Senn, Bryan Source: pp. 17-23 IN: Hogan, David J. (ed.); Science Fiction America: Essays on S. F. Cinema. Jefferson, NC; McFarland; 2005. (viii, 280 pp.) ISBN: 9780786421497 ________________________________________ Title: Horrors of the Body: Hollywood's Discourse on Beauty and Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Authors: Wexman, Virginia Wright Source: pp. 283-307 IN: Veeder, William (ed.); Hirsch, Gordon (ed.); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde after One Hundred Years. Chicago; U of Chicago P; 1988. (xx, 312 pp.) ________________________________________ Title: Hyde and Seek in an Age of Surveillance: Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and the BBC's Jekyll Authors: Lepine, Anna Source: Neo-Victorian Studies (NeoVS) 2008-2009 Winter; 2 (1): 78-102. [Journal Detail] ISSN: 1757-9481 1757-9481 (electronic) ________________________________________ Title: Jekyll, Hyde, Jekyll, Hyde, Jekyll, Hyde, Jekyll, Hyde Authors: Leitch, Thomas Source: pp. 27-49 IN: Bloom, Abigail Burnham (ed.); Pollock, Mary Sanders (ed.); Leitch, Thomas (introd.); Victorian Literature and Film Adaptation. Amherst, NY; Cambria; 2011. (xi, 265 pp.) ISBN: 9781604977868 ________________________________________ Title: Stevenson and Adaptation: Resources and Methods Authors: Danahay, Martin Source: pp. 157-161 IN: McCracken-Flesher, Caroline (ed. and introd.); Approaches to Teaching the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. New York, NY; Modern Language Association of America; 2013. (xiii, 238 pp.) ISBN: 9781603291217; (hbk.); 9781603291224; (pbk.) Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (ATWL) ISSN: 1059-1133; 1059-1133 ________________________________________ Title: Jekyll and Hyde Adapted: Dramatizations of Cultural Anxiety Authors: Rose, Brian ISBN: • ISBN-10: 0313297215 • ISBN-13: 978-0313297212 Source: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996; Praeger Publishers You can also find essays in companions to Robert Louis Stevenson, books on the horror genre, and on individual directors.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
diskuse v seminářích, domácí příprava a studium materiálů k jednotlivým tématům.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
seminární práce
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Bloková výuka ve dnech 19.10 - 22.10.2015.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
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