Redefining Adaptation Studies

Ever since films were first produced, adapted works have borrowed predominantly from traditional texts such as novels and plays. Likewise, the study of film adaptations has been fairly traditional, rarely venturing beyond a comparison of the source material to its often less-revered counterpart. Redefining Adaptation Studies breaks new ground by showing the range of possibilities that transcend the literature/film paradigm. These essays focus on the idea of "adaptation" and what it means in different sociopolitical contexts. Above all, this collection examines how cultural and political factors determine the meaning of the term and their potential for developing new approaches to learning.

Dennis Cutchins is associate professor of English at Brigham Young University, Provo Utah, where he teaches adaptation studies as well as American and western literature. Laurence Raw teaches at Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. He is the author of Adapting Henry James to the Screen (2006), Adapting Nathaniet Hawthorne to the Screen (2008), and The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia (2009), all published by Scarecrow Press. James M. Welsh is professor emeritus of English at Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland. He is the coeditor of The Literature/Film Reader (2007) and No Country for Old Men: From Novel to Film (2009), both published by Scarecrow Press.