Gender Aspects of Screen Adaptations of the British Nineteenth-Century Female Literary Canon

Información del proyecto

GASAC

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 750690

DOI

10.3030/750690

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 17 Marzo 2017

Fecha de inicio 2 Octubre 2017

Fecha de finalización 1 Octubre 2019

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 173 857,20

Aportación de la UE

€ 173 857,20

Coordinado por

LINNEUNIVERSITETET
Sweden

Objetivo

The aim of the project is to analyse the gender aspects of British and American screen adaptations of selected nineteenth century women’s novels. As the contemporary popular culture is increasingly reliant on adaptation and other derivative types of cultural texts such as sequels, retellings, and pastiche, it becomes vital to study the continued appeal of canonical literature. The project aims to study screen adaptations released between 1990 and 2010, which are internationally known and became parts of the shared collective cultural experience, influencing the popular perception of European nineteenth-century culture and the position of women within that culture. The project will consist of four components: (1) studying the adaptation authors’ (directors, screen writers etc.) stated motivations and perceptions of the original writers, revealed in interviews, DVD commentaries and other ancillary materials; (2) analysing the nature of “novel to film” changes, with special attention to the portrayal of female characters and the issues of women’s agency and empowerment; (3) studying the role of the visual elements, e.g. costumes, scenography, cinematography and editing in the portrayal of female characters (4) analysing the receptions of adaptations and studying the possible “film to novel” transmission. The proposed research project is highly interdisciplinary in nature, aiming to use in a complementary way the perspectives of adaptation studies, gender studies and reception studies and film studies. It is based on solid theoretical founations (understanding he nature of the transmedial shift), but also involves a case-study approach to the chosen novel-and-adaptations clusters. Its expected impact is to offer a comprehensive analysis of the issues of women’s agency and empowerment in the selected adaptations and to study the influence of these adaptations on the audiences' perception of the nineteenth-century culture.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias sociales › ciencias de la educación › didáctica
• ciencias sociales › sociología › estudios de género
• ciencias sociales › ciencias políticas › transiciones políticas › revoluciones
• humanidades › artes › arte moderno y contemporáneo › película
• ciencias naturales › informática y ciencias de la información › software › software de aplicación › videojuegos

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2016

Coordinador

LINNEUNIVERSITETET

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 173 857,20
• Dirección: LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY ; 35195 Vaxjo ; Suecia
• Región: Södra Sverige › Småland med öarna › Kalmar län
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 173 857,20