LMKB_a453 Adaptation, Intermediality

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dominik Bárt (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
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 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Abstract
The course focuses on the problematics of intermediality as one of the key concepts in contemporary literary and media studies. It traces the history of the term, from its establishment in the 1980s to its development from the study of relations between artistic forms to today’s broader perspective encompassing digital culture and media convergence. Students will be introduced to the main theoretical conceptualizations of intermediality (Irina Rajewsky, Werner Wolf, Lars Elleström, Joachim Paech, Jens Schröter, and others) and their methodological foundations. The course also reflects on the significance of digital technologies and new forms of mediality. Alongside intermediality, the course provides an introduction to adaptation studies and multimodal research. It examines how meaning is produced and communicated through combinations of basic media (words, images, sounds) as well as across different media contexts. Adaptation studies are presented as a key approach to analyzing the transformations of narratives, forms, and aesthetics in the passage between media—whether from literature to film, from theatre to screen, or within digital remix practices. Discussions focus on classical artistic forms, modern popular culture, and hybrid media phenomena, always with an emphasis on processes of transformation and remediation. In this way, the course provides a systematic insight into the development and current state of intermedial and adaptation studies.
Learning outcomes
Understand the main theoretical conceptualizations of intermediality and explain their historical development from the 1980s to the present. Identify and distinguish key methodological approaches in intermediality, multimodal research, and adaptation studies. Analyze the ways in which meaning is produced and communicated in different media combinations (words, images, sounds) as well as across media contexts. Apply theoretical frameworks to concrete examples from literature, film, theatre, digital culture, and popular media.
Key topics
Course Topics Introduction to Intermediality and Adaptation Studies (Intermediality vs. Multimodality) Theoretical Frameworks in Intermediality and Adaptation (Key Concepts and Methodologies) Typologies of Media Relations (Intertextuality, Remediation, Transposition) Adaptation as an Intermedial Process (From Fidelity to Transformation) Narrative Transfer Across Media (Literature to Film, Stage to Screen, etc.) Multimodality and the Combination of Media (Word, Image, Sound) Digital Media and Media Convergence (Interactivity, Hypertext, Digital Remix, Fan Fiction, Mashup, Participatory Culture) Intermediality and Adaptation in Popular Culture (Transmedia Storytelling, Franchise Worlds) Aesthetics of Transformation and Reception (Perception, Interpretation, Medial Affect) Current Challenges in Intermedial and Adaptation Studies (Post-Media Condition, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Forms)
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures, class discussion, group projects
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Written test assessing knowledge of the basic theoretical conceptualizations of intermediality, adaptation studies, and multimodal research. Independently written essay (approx. 5 standard pages) focused on a specific case of intermediality or adaptation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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