The primary objective of the course is to develop and hone reading and viewing
skills connected with the critical analysis of literature and film.  Readings of
literary works representing different historical periods and cultural backgrounds
are combined with screenings of films based on or related to those texts.  Students
learn about the literary and cinematic works themselves, while gaining knowledge
about various aspects of the relationship between the two media.  Students
improve their communication skills through oral participation in class and various
writing assignments.  Students' performance is assessed through presentations,
tests, in-class writing assignments, essays and a final examination.

Typically, the course consists of a series of readings of literary works and
screenings of films related to the readings.  The topics covered correspond to
the issues generated by the pairings of films and literary texts.  The works 
treated will vary with the instructor.  The following is a sample syllabus of
readings and screenings for a single semester:

Films:

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Grand Illusion
Sabotage
Apocalypse Now
Throne of Blood
Death and the Maiden
Blow-up
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The Shining
Short Cuts
Pola X

Readings:

Timothy Corrigan.  Film and Literature
Luigi Pirandello.  The Notebooks of Serafino Gubbio:  Shoot!
Joseph Conrad.  The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad.  Heart of Darkness
William Shakespeare.  Macbeth.
Ariel Dorfman.  Death and the Maiden
Vladimir Nabokov.  Laughter in the Dark
Manuel Puig.  Kiss of the Spider Woman
Stephen King.  The Shining
Walker Percy.  The Movie-goer
Raymond Carver.  Short Cuts
Herman Melville.  Pierre, or the Ambiguities

Students are required to abide by the University of Georgia academic honesty policy.