Cirrus@Austlit

A fundamental feature of the modern world is the predominance of media and communication technologies over older, and increasingly anachronistic, "book" cultures. This course looks at the consequences of such a shift for our sense of identity and place by focusing on translations from text to film. A principal theme will be the relations between narrative form and visual experience, with an eye always on the social contexts in which images become a form and source of power. The course will also serve as an introduction to the critical vocabulary used to understand late modern society.