Beyond ADaptation
Appropriations, Allusions and Intertextuality
A One-Day Postgraduate Conference
Centre for Adaptations
De Montfort University, Leicester
Thursday 27th January 2011
Keynote Speaker:
Kamilla Elliott (Lancaster University; author
of Rethinking the Novel/Film Debate)
The Centre for Adaptations is holding a
week-long programme of seminars and screenings
in association with Phoenix Square, including a
one-day symposium on Erotic Adaptation on Wednesday 26th January 2011.
As the field of adaptation studies progresses
away from questions of ?infidelity? and the
?betrayal? of source material, a new set of
disciplines and theories have emerged to help us
understand the relationship between texts. It is
now understood that artistic works are not
single entities created independently of
culture, but can be understood as an
amalgamation of influences, allusions, and
borrowings from previous texts. This
intertextual model for the mapping of texts and
their influences provokes questions about the
very nature of adaptation. What is adaptation,
and how does it differ from intertextuality? Do
boundaries between texts exist? How have
multiplicity and intertextuality altered
perceptions of storytelling across mediums? This
one day conference aims to investigate these
questions regarding the complex dialogues
between texts within culture, with the hope of
better understanding the relationship of adaptation and intertextuality.
We invite contributions from research students
from across disciplines in the Arts and
Humanities. Suggestions may include (but are not limited to):
· Adaptation Theory
· Parody, Homage, Pastiche,
Mockumentary, Ironic Allusion, Non-Fiction and Biopics
· Intertextuality
· Genre, Narratology and Narration across Media
· Reader-response/Audience Expectation
· Unconscious Adaptation
· Screenwriting, Screenplays and the Adaptation Process
· Marginalised Adaptations:
novelisations/music/computer games/graphic novels/youtube
· Film Remakes, Spin-Offs and Franchises
· Representations of Race, Class, Gender & Sexuality
Interested researchers should submit a 300 word
abstract for 20 minute papers to (beyondadaptation /at/ dmu.ac.uk)
by 31st October 2010. Closing date extended to 1st December 2010
Conference Fee: £20 post-graduate/waged/unwaged
including lunch and refreshments.
For more information please visit our website:
<https://webmail.dmu.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.adaptation.uk.com/?q=beyondadaptation>http://www.adaptation.uk.com/?q=beyondadaptation
Conference Organisers: Paul Gosling, Natalie
Hayton, Barclay Rafferty, Jamie Sherry
Professor Imelda Whelehan
Director, Centre for Adaptations
Faculty of Humanities
De Montfort University
Leicester
LE1 9BH
(imw /at/ dmu.ac.uk)
0044 (0)1162577397
