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In New Approaches to Contemporary Adaptation, editor Betty
Kaklamanidou defiantly claims that "all films are adaptations". The
wide-ranging chapters included in this book highlight the growing
and evolving relevance of the field of adaptation studies and its
many branding subfields. Armed with a wealth of methodologies,
theoretical concepts, and sophisticated paradigms of case-studies
analyses of the past, these scholars expand the field to new and
exciting realms. With chapters on data, television, music,
visuality, and transnationalism, this anthology aims to complement
the literature of the field by asking answers to outstanding
questions while proposing new ones: Whose stories have been adapted
in the last few decades? Are films that are based on "true
stories""simply adaptations of those real events? How do
transnational adaptations differ from adaptations that target the
same national audiences as the texts they adapt? What do
long-running TV shows actually adapt when their source is a single
book or novel? To attempt to answer these questions, New Approaches
to Contemporary Adaptation is organized in three parts. Part 1,
"External Influences on Adaptation", delves into matters
surrounding film adaptations without primarily focusing on textual
analysis of the final cinematic product. Part 2, "Millennial TV and
Franchise Adaptations", demonstrates that the contemporary
television landscape has become fruitful terrain for adaptation
studies. Part 3, "ElasTEXTity and Adaptation", explores different
thematic approaches to adaptation studies and how adaptation
extends beyond traditional media. Spanning media and the globe,
contributors complement their research with tools from sociology,
psychoanalysis, gender studies, race studies, translation studies,
and political science. Kaklamanidou makes it clear that adaptation
is vital to sharing important stories and mythologies, as well as
passing knowledge to new generations. The aim of this anthology is
to open up the field of adaptation studies by revisiting the object
of analysis and proposing alternative ways of looking at it.
Scholars of cultural, gender, film, literary, and adaptation
studies will find this collection innovative and thought-provoking.
In New Approaches to Contemporary Adaptation, editor Betty
Kaklamanidou defiantly claims that "all films are adaptations". The
wide-ranging chapters included in this book highlight the growing
and evolving relevance of the field of adaptation studies and its
many branding subfields. Armed with a wealth of methodologies,
theoretical concepts, and sophisticated paradigms of case-studies
analyses of the past, these scholars expand the field to new and
exciting realms. With chapters on data, television, music,
visuality, and transnationalism, this anthology aims to complement
the literature of the field by asking answers to outstanding
questions while proposing new ones: Whose stories have been adapted
in the last few decades? Are films that are based on "true stories"
simply adaptations of those real events? How do transnational
adaptations differ from adaptations that target the same national
audiences as the texts they adapt? What do long-running TV shows
actually adapt when their source is a single book or novel? To
attempt to answer these questions, New Approaches to Contemporary
Adaptation is organized in three parts. Part 1, "External
Influences on Adaptation", delves into matters surrounding film
adaptations without primarily focusing on textual analysis of the
final cinematic product. Part 2, "Millennial TV and Franchise
Adaptations", demonstrates that the contemporary television
landscape has become fruitful terrain for adaptation studies. Part
3, "ElasTEXTity and Adaptation", explores different thematic
approaches to adaptation studies and how adaptation extends beyond
traditional media. Spanning media and the globe, contributors
complement their research with tools from sociology,
psychoanalysis, gender studies, race studies, translation studies,
and political science. Kaklamanidou makes it clear that adaptation
is vital to sharing important stories and mythologies, as well as
passing knowledge to new generations. The aim of this anthology is
to open up the field of adaptation studies by revisiting the object
of analysis and proposing alternative ways of looking at it.
Scholars of cultural, gender, film, literary, and adaptation
studies will find this collection innovative and thought-provoking.
When evil clowns menace the screen, do we scream or laugh? When
zombies converge to tear a victim limb from limb, do we cringe and
hide our eyes, or shriek "What??! Play that again!!"? What about
those instances when these seemingly opposite reactions happen at
once? This is the phenomenon known as sLaughter. Horrific Humor and
the Moment of Droll Grimness in Cinema: Sidesplitting sLaughter
presents the first focused look at the moment in audience reception
where screams and laughter collide. John A. Dowell and Cynthia J.
Miller bring together twelve essays from an international
collection of authors across the disciplines. The volume begins
with an examination of the aesthetics and mechanics of the
sLaughter moment, then moves closer to look at the impact of its
awkward frission of humor and horror on the individual viewer, and
finally, broadens its lens to explore sLaughter's implications for
the human condition more generally. The chapters discuss such box
office hits such as A Clockwork Orange (1971), Fargo (1996), The
Dark Knight (2008), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012), as well as
cult classics such as The Toxic Avenger (1984) and Dead Snow
(2009). Engaging and thought provoking, Horrific Humor and the
Moment of Droll Grimness in Cinema will be of great interest to
scholars of both humor and horror, as well as to those working in
reception studies and fans of cult cinema.
The historic election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the
United States had a significant impact on both America and the
world at large. By voting an African American into the highest
office, those who elected Obama did not necessarily look past race,
but rather didn't let race prevent them for casting their ballots
in his favor. In addition to reflecting the changing political
climate, Obama's presidency also spurred a cultural shift, notably
in music, television, and film. In Movies in the Age of Obama: The
Era of Post-Racial and Neo-Racist Cinema, David Garrett Izzo
presents a varied collection of essays that examine films produced
since the 2008 election. The contributors to these essays comment
on a number of films in which race and "otherness" are pivotal
elements. In addition to discussing such films as Beasts of the
Southern Wild, Black Dynamite, The Blind Side, The Butler, Django
Unchained, The Help, and Invictus, this collection also includes
essays that probe racial elements in The Great Gatsby, The Hunger
Games, and The Mist. The volume concludes with several essays that
examine the 2013 Academy Award winner for best picture, 12 Years a
Slave. Though Obama's election may have been the main impetus for a
resurgence of black films, this development is a bit more
complicated. Moviemakers have long responded to the changing times,
so it is inevitable that the Obama presidency would spark an
increase in films that comment, either subtly or overtly, on the
current cultural climate. By looking at the issue these films
address, Movies in the Age of Obama will be of value to film
scholars, of course, but also to those interested in other
disciplines, including history, politics, and cultural studies.
The historic election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the
United States had a significant impact on both America and the
world at large. By voting an African American into the highest
office, those who elected Obama did not necessarily look past race,
but rather didn't let race prevent them for casting their ballots
in his favor. In addition to reflecting the changing political
climate, Obama's presidency also spurred a cultural shift, notably
in music, television, and film. In Movies in the Age of Obama: The
Era of Post-Racial and Neo-Racist Cinema, David Garrett Izzo
presents a varied collection of essays that examine films produced
since the 2008 election. The contributors to these essays comment
on a number of films in which race and "otherness" are pivotal
elements. In addition to discussing such films as Beasts of the
Southern Wild, Black Dynamite, The Blind Side, The Butler, Django
Unchained, The Help, and Invictus, this collection also includes
essays that probe racial elements in The Great Gatsby, The Hunger
Games, and The Mist. The volume concludes with several essays that
examine the 2013 Academy Award winner for best picture, 12 Years a
Slave. Though Obama's election may have been the main impetus for a
resurgence of black films, this development is a bit more
complicated. Moviemakers have long responded to the changing times,
so it is inevitable that the Obama presidency would spark an
increase in films that comment, either subtly or overtly, on the
current cultural climate. By looking at the issue these films
address, Movies in the Age of Obama will be of value to film
scholars, of course, but also to those interested in other
disciplines, including history, politics, and cultural studies.
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