Tutorial: Julia Schroeder Do. 13-14, (exact time of tutorial to be decided at the beginning of the seminar)
When Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published exactly 2 centuries ago, India was a colony soon to be the focus of reforming attention. The decision to create an elite of Anglicized Indians eventually brought Austen's novels to the notice of a readership that was unprecedented in history. Yet it took another 169 years, and the advent of film, for one of these 'new readers' to transform the novel into a very successful crossover film by combining British and Bollywood elements. What was gained in the process, what lost – and why?
We will explore the topics of intertextuality and intermediality by engaging with the texts listed below. In doing so we will be assisted by media experts during workshops while the cultural contexts of both Austen's and Gurinder Chadha's creative production will be examined on-site during a brief visit mid-July. Both of these activities form an integral part of this seminar. Please make sure to email me on registration at m.ghosh@mx.uni-saarland.de to confirm your participation in the seminar so that the various aspects mentioned above can best be coordinated.
TO BE READ before the seminar begins:
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. London, 1813.
TO BE WATCHED before the second session:
Pride and Prejudice. Simon Langton, BBC, 1995.
Bride and Prejudice. Gurinder Chadha, BFI & Miramax, 2004.
Participation
Regular attendance and active participation in all sessions and activities; thorough acquaintance with all the TEXTS listed above; individual research on a relevant topic of your choice for short oral presentations / group work, followed by a term paper (7500 words, in MLA format) on a larger research topic. Please check the TAS website under "Your Studies" for further details about oral presentation and essay writing modalities. |
