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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Literature and the Visual Arts
Module Code	LC568
School	SALIS
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The purpose of this module is to identify and analyse verbal representations of visual representations (existing or fictional) and to examine critically the close relation between literature (including the graphic novel), art, film and photography. Students are expected to attend lectures, contribute to seminars and to engage in online-learning activities on a regular basis.

Learning Outcomes

1. Gain insight into the history, theory and applications of the relationship between literature and the visual arts
2. Identify modes of representation adopted in artistic portrayals of writing and of the figure of the writer in the visual arts
3. Define and compare different kinds of ekphrases (actual, notional, digital, etc.)
4. Analyse and interpret adaptations of literary works on film
5. Distinguish various script-writing processes
6. Identify the specific nature of the cinenovel
7. Examine the role of illustrations of poems, fairy tales and plays by major poets and artists
8. Investigate the role of the graphic novel in the adaptation of classics worldwide
9. Discuss the role of the Livre d'artiste in the artistic development of writers

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	Attendance
Moodle discussion	48	Seminar-related debates
Independent learning	50	Reading on new concepts/authors/artists. Read and prepare commentary of texts relevant to each seminars.
Library	48	Researching articles on electronic databases
Group work	24	Preparation and presentation of findings to class
Assignment	56	Preparing and writing final essay
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Introduction to Literature and the Visual Arts.
Definitions and illustrations.

Ekphrasis 1.
Application: art and poetry.

Ekphrasis 2.
Application: art and the novel.

Ekphrasis 3.
Art and literature in the Digital era.

Livre d'artiste.
Collaborative work of poets and artists.

Literature and Film 1.
Introduction to the cinenovel.

Literature and Film 2.
Film Adaptation of Literary Works.

Art criticism.
Authors as art critics.

Text illustration.
Iconography in children's literature.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	Essay on an open topic	100%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Baudelaire, Charles: 1993, Selected Writings on Art and Literature, Penguin Classics,
Cheeke, Stephen: 2008, Writing for Art, Manchester UP,
Heffernan, James: 2004, Museum of Words: thePoetics of Ekphrasis from Homer to Ashbery, University of Chicago Press,
Sager Eidt, Laura M.: 2008, Writing and Filming the Painting: Ekphrasis in Literature and Film, Rodopi,
Webb, Ruth: 2009, Ekphrasis, Imagination and Persuasion in Ancient Rhetorical Theory and Practise, Ashgate,
Updike, John: 2006, Still looking: Essays on American Art, Hamish Hamilton,
Morrison, Jeff & Krobb, Florian (eds.): 1997, Text into Image: Image into Text, Rodopi,

Other Resources

None

Array

Programme or List of Programmes

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GDip in Applied Lang & Intercul Studies

GDCL

GDip in Comparative Literature

IFPCL

Pre-MSc Intl. Found. Prog. Comp. Lit.

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