Affiliated / Association of Adaptation Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies / Film Studies

Julie Grossman (Le Moyne College)
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This roundtable will feature five-to-six-minute talks on how we adapt in teaching and practicing adaptation studies to changed perspectives on knowledge and changed knowledge bases.

This roundtable will feature five-to-six-minute talks on how we adapt in teaching and practicing adaptation studies to changed perspectives on knowledge and changed knowledge bases. Is knowledge essential in thinking about adaptations? Can we have adaptation studies without a deep, rich, and shared humanities background--if so, what kinds of collective knowledge are still essential for studying adaptations (the classics? history?), and where do we imagine individuals will gain such knowledge? Does the word “knowledge” still mean what it used to mean? In adaptation studies, are we called upon to open our minds to how current students, readers, viewers, and audiences process adaptations without necessarily sharing a common cultural heritage? Please send 150-word proposals (and short bios) to Julie Grossman at grossmjj@lemoyne.edu by August 15.