Remaking Monsters and Heroines

Adapting Classic Literature for Contemporary Audiences

Daily Schedule and Assigned Readings for

Remaking Monsters and Heroines: Adapting Classic Literature for Contemporary Audiences (June 2018)

 

Participants will be asked to read three novels before the Institute begins:

  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818)
  • Kenneth Oppel, This Dark Endeavor (2012)
  • Marissa Meyer, Cinder (2012)

 

All meals are built into the schedule. Morning activities occur after breakfast (8:30-11:30 am); afternoon activities occur after lunch (1:00-4:45 pm); evening activities occur after dinner (7:00pm). All scheduled events are in Central Standard Time.

 

Sunday, June 17, 2018                                                                                                                    

Arrivals and Registration (Program begins late afternoon)

5:00 – 6:00 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (Northwest Quad B-NWQB)

6:00 – 6:45 pm Greetings and introduction at NWQB

7:00 – 8:30 pm Welcome Reception at Carnall Hall

 

Monday, June 18                                                                                                                             

Topic: Introduction to Adaptation Studies

7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

9:00 – 11:30 am  Morning Lecture and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Introduction to our Institute (goals, objectives)
  • Presentation: “A Multimedia Cultural History of Frankenstein”
  • Essential Questions: Why study literature through its adaptations? What constitutes an adaptation? What are different types of adaptations? What is the cultural function of adaptation?
  • Readings due for discussion: Thomas Leitch, “Introduction” to Film Adaptation and Its Discontents

 

11:30 – 1:00 pm Lunch and Independent Reading Time at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

2:00 – 5:00 pm Afternoon Lecture and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Essential Questions: Why study literature through its adaptations? What constitutes an adaptation? What are different types of adaptations? What is the cultural function of adaptation?
  • Readings Due for discussion:
    (4 groups of 9; choose one of the following)

    • Thomas Leitch, “Entry-Level Classics,” from Film Adaptation and Its Discontents (2007)
    • Linda Hutcheon and Gary Bortolotti, “On the Origins of Adaptations: Rethinking ‘Success’ Biologically” (2007)
    • Julie Grossman, “Introduction” to Literature, Film, and their Hideous Progeny (2015)
    • Kate Newell, from Expanding Adaptation Networks (2017)

5:00 – 6:30 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

Evening: Independent Reading/Work time at NW Quad

 

Tuesday, June 19                                                                                                                           

Topic: Teaching Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

8:30 – 11:30 am Morning Lecture and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Presentation: Historical and Literary Contexts of Mary Shelley’s Novel Frankenstein (1818)
  • Essential Questions: What are the sociopolitics of Shelley’s novel? What social and political events shaped Frankenstein? What does Frankenstein have to say about education and democracy?
  • Readings due for discussion: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

1:00 – 4:00 pm Afternoon Lecture and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Workshop and discussion: Identifying and Resituating Themes in Adaptations
  • Essential Question: What is the place of YA and other pop culture adaptations in the literature curriculum?
  • Readings due for discussion: Kenneth Oppell,This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein (Book 1)

5:00 – 6:30 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

7:00 – 8:00 pm Evening Activity at MHSR 0145

  • Visiting Artist: Kenneth Oppel (via Skype)

  

Wednesday, June 20                                                                                                                      

Adaptation Forms and Media: Part 1

7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

8:30 – 9:30 am Morning Session in MHSR 0145

  • Listen to and discuss sample Frankenstein audio/radio adaptations.
  • Elizabeth DeMeo on the craft of writing and creating “It’s Alive: The Podcast” (http://itsalivepodcast.weebly.com/)

9:45 – 11:30 am Plenary and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Visiting Scholar: Thomas Leitch
  • Essential Question: How do adaptations both sustain the literary canon and empower students to critique and remake it?

11:30 – 1:00 pm  Lunch at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

1:00 – 2:30 pm Discussion with Dr. Thomas Leitch MHSR 0145

  • Readings due: TBA 

 

2:45 – 5:00 pm Afternoon Presentation and Computer Workshop at Epley 118

Co-Directors will be available for one-on-one conferencing in Epley 276.

  • Overview of audio editing software and podcast production. Participants will create a short audio file related to the topic of Frankenstein and adaptation.

 

5:00 – 6:30 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

Evening: 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. NWQB Theatre B108   DOUBLE CREATURE FEATURE!

  • Film screening: Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

 

Thursday, June 21                                                                                                                          

Adaptation Forms and Media: Part 2

7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

9:00 – 11:00 am Morning Lecture and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Visiting Scholar: Glenn Jellenik
  • Essential Question: How do the languages of literature and other media intersect in adaptations?
  • Readings due: TBA

11:00 – 12:00 Summer Scholars Meeting with NEH Representative

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

1:00 – 4:00 pm  Afternoon Computer Lab Workshop at Epley 118

Co-Directors will be available for one-on-one conferencing in Epley 276

  • (1:00-2:00pm) Screening and discussion: Pemberley Digital / PBS Digital adaptation Frankenstein, MD (2014) and short video formats
  • (2:00-4:00pm) Overview of video editing software. Participants will create short videos related to the Institute theme and topics incorporating skills covered during the workshop.

4:00 – 5:00 pm Summer Scholars Independent Studio Time / Project Team Meeting with NEH representative

5:00 – 6:30 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

7:00 – 8:30 pm  Sound Effects Demo and Discussion with Northwest Arkansas Audio Theatre

 

Friday, June 22                                                                                                                                

Topic: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Illustrated Children’s Books 

7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

9:00 – 11:00 am Morning Lecture and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Essential Question: How do readers draw on the multimodal design of comics to make meaning?
  • Visual literacies
  • Readings due for discussion:
    • Sean Connors, “Expanding Students’ Analytical Frameworks Through the Study of Graphic Novels”
    • Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein

11:30 – 1:00 pm Lunch at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

1:00 – 4:00 pm Afternoon Plenary and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Essential Question: What questions and decisions drive the process of adaptation?
  • Visiting Artist: P. Craig Russell
  • Activity: Creating storyboards and planning comic book adaptations

4:00 – 5:00 pm Individual/Group Studio Time at Epley 118

Co-Directors will be available for one-on-one conferencing in Epley 276

  • Meet with Project Directors and Institute Team Members for independent work time, consultation, and guidance on final projects.

5:00 – 6:30 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

Evening: Independent Reading/Work time

 

Saturday, June 23                                                                                                                           

Frankenstein Animated and Illustrated

8:30 – 10:30 am Saturday Morning Cartoons at MHSR 0145 (light breakfast provided)

  • Screening and Discussion of Frankenweenie (2012)

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Brunch at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

1:00 – 3:00 pm Afternoon Lecture and Discussion in MHSR 0145

  • Essential Question: How do readers draw on the multimodal design of comics to make meaning?
  • Readings due for discussion:
  • Victor Lavalle’s Destroyer

3:00 – 4:00 pm Afternoon Computer Lab Workshop at Epley 118

Co-Directors will be available for one-on-one conferencing in Epley 276

  • Introduction to Comic Life software

 

4:00-5:00 pm Individual Studio Time at Epley 118

Co-Directors will be available for one-on-one conferencing in Epley 276

  • Meet with Project Directors and Institute Team Members for independent work time, consultation, and guidance on final projects.

 

5:00 – 6:00 pm  Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

Evening: Explore Fayetteville – Local arts attractions on your own

 

Sunday, June 24                                                                                                                              

Field Trip #1: Crystal Bridges Art Museum

9:00 am departure – 4:00 pm return (Breakfast and lunch to be provided)

5:00 – 6:00 pm  Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

Evening: Explore Fayetteville – Local arts attractions on your own

 

Monday, June 25                                                                                                                             

Topic: Pop Culture Fair

7:00 – 8:00 am   Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall

9:00 – 11:30 am Morning Pop Culture Fair, Show & Tell and Discussion

  • Essential Question:  How can putting multiple adaptations in conversation with one another open up larger questions about identity, representation, and culture? How can comparative approaches support critical analysis and multicultural understanding?

 

11:30 am – 1:00 pm  Lunch at Fulbright Dining Hall

1:00 – 3:00 pm  “Adaptation in the Abstract”  Workshop (MHSR 0145)

3:00 – 4:00 pm Faculty Office Hours (MHSR 0145)

  • Optional meetings with Project Directors and Institute Team Members for independent work time, consultation, and guidance on final projects.

 

5:00 – 6:30 pm  Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall

7:00 – 8:00 pm Evening Activity in MHSR 0145

  • Musical Performance and Discussion
  • Visiting Artist: Donna and Kelly Mullhollan (Still on the Hill)

 

 

Tuesday, June 26                                                                                                                           

YA Literature and Children’s Media

7:00 – 8:00 am  Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

9:00 – 11:00 am  Morning Lecture and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Essential Question: How do adaptations both reproduce and complicate single stories about social constructs such as race, gender, and ability?
  • Single Stories and Counter-stories in Young Adult Literature
  • Readings due for discussion:
    • Marissa Meyer’s Cinder (2012; YA novel)
    • Hughes-Hassell’s “Multicultural Young Adult Literature as a Form of Counter-Storytelling”

11:00 am – 1:00 pm  Lunch at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

1:00 – 4:00 pm Presentation and Discussion in Epley 118

  • Essential Questions: What are the historical inheritances of dramatic play? How can teachers use adaptations to bring participatory culture and interactive play into the classroom?
  • History of 19th Century Toy Theaters and Paper Toys

3:00 – 4:45 pm Individual Studio Time Epley 118 (Co-Directors will be available for one-on-one conferencing in Epley 276)

  • Meet with Project Directors and Institute Team Members for independent work time, consultation, and guidance on final projects.

 

5:00 – 6:30 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

Evening: Independent Reading/Work time

 

Wednesday, June 27                                                                                                                      

Topic: Arts Integration 

7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

9:00 – 11:00 am  Morning Lecture and Discussion at MHSR 0145

  • Presenter: Hung Pham, Integrative Arts Specialist and Director of the Center for Children and Youth, U of Arkansas.

 

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Lunch at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

1:00 – 4:00 pm Afternoon Individual Studio Time at Epley 118

Note: Co-Directors will be available for one-on-one conferencing in Epley 276

  • Meet with Project Directors and Institute Team Members for individualized instruction, consultation, and guidance on final projects.

 

5:00 – 6:30 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

Evening: NWQB Theatre B108   Film screening and discussion: Ever After (1998)

 

Thursday, June 28                                                                                                                          

Field Trip #2: Trike Theatre Experience

7:00 – 8:00 am  Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

 9:00 am departure – 4:30 pm return

  • Performance/dramatic reading of Adelita y su Caballo: A Cinderella Historia for Niños to be followed by a Q & A with playwright, director, and cast at Walton Arts Center.
  • Essential Questions: What questions and decisions drive the process of dramatic adaptation? How does enacting a literary text support student comprehension and engagement?

Lunch Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm (Boxed Lunch Provided) 

1:00 – 4:00 pm Experiential Theatre & Adaptation Workshop at Walton Arts Center

  • Visiting Artists: Christopher Parks and Kassie Misiewicz

5:00 – 6:30 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

Evening: Independent Reading/Work time

 

Friday, June 29                                                                                                                                

 Final Project Workday

7:00 – 8:00 am  Breakfast at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

8:30 – 11:00 am Morning Individual Studio Time at Epley 118

Note: Co-Directors will be available for one-on-one conferencing in Epley 276

  • Meet with Project Directors and Institute Team Members for individualized instruction, consultation, and guidance on final projects.

 

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Lunch at Fulbright Dining Hall (NWQB)

1:00 – 4:00 pm Afternoon Individual Studio Time at Epley 118

Note: Co-Directors will be available for one-on-one conferencing in Epley 276

  • Meet with Project Directors and Institute Team Members for individualized instruction, consultation, and guidance on final projects.

 

5:00 – 6:30 pm Dinner at Fulbright Dining Hall

Evening: Team Project Meetings/Independent Time

 

Saturday, June 30                                                                                                                           

9:00 – 11:00 am Showcase of Final Projects at MHSR 0145

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Lunch at Fulbright Dining Hall

1:00 – 4:30 :00 pm Showcase of Final Projects and Closing Remarks at MHSR 0145

Dinner: 5:00 – 6:00 pm (Fulbright Dining Hall), Evening Send-off

 

Sunday, July 1:                                                                                                                                

Check-out and travel home