Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 10-24-2000 |
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ENH254 2001 Spring - 9999 |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Literature
and Film |
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Presents
works of literature and their film versions and analyzes distinguishing
techniques of each medium. Prerequisites: ENG101, or ENG107, or
equivalent. Course
Attribute(s): General Education Designation: Humanities
and Fine Arts - [HU] General
Education Designation: Literacy and Critical Inquiry - [L] |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ENH254 2001
Spring - 9999 |
Literature and Film |
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Compare and contrast the relative strengths and weaknesses
of literature and film. (I) |
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Review the art of adapting literature to film.(I) |
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Explain how
each medium addresses questions of existence and examines questions of
meaning and knowledge and ways of thinking and knowing. (I) |
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Explain the use
of narrative in literature and film, and describe how the narrative format
translates basic human values and assumptions. (II) |
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Identify and exemplify various genres in literature and
film.(III) |
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Evaluate how each medium addresses moral, aesthetic, and
other values.(III) |
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Compare and contrast verbal metaphors with audiovisual
metaphors in literature and film.(IV) |
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Identify and
exemplify the use of symbols in literature and film, especially those
relating to basic values, assumptions, and interpretations of human experience.(V)
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Official Course Outline: |
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ENH254 2001
Spring - 9999 |
Literature and Film |
I. Literature vs. Film A. Strengths and Weaknesses
of Each Medium B. The Art of Adapting
Literature to Film C. Each Medium's
Consideration of Important Questions 1. Questions of Existence 2. Questions of Meaning and
Knowledge 3. Ways of Thinking and
Knowing II. Narrative A. History B. Theories C. Narrative vs. Dramatic D. Narrative Format as
Translator of Values/Assumptions III. Genres A. History B. Theories C. Literary vs. Cinematic
Genres D. Literature and Cinema
Regarding Moral, Aesthetic, and Other Values IV. Tropology
A. History B. Theories C. Verbal Metaphors vs.
Audiovisual Metaphors V. Symbolism A. History B. Theories C. Examples in Literature
and Film D. Literary and Cinematic
Symbols Relating to Values/Assumptions/Interpretations of Experience |