- Introduction
- Form of
acknowledgements - Syllabus
- The 'works'
- Ideas on
Transformation - Clueless overview
- Questionnaire
- Resources
Jane Austen Society of Australia: Study Guide
Emma and Clueless -
Transforming Jane Austen
Introduction
Information, interpretation, questionnaires and resources on the subject of Transformations for the benefit of HSC students in the HSC Stage 6 English Advanced course studying the transformation of a Jane Austen text to a modern movie. The works to be studied are:
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Austen, Jane, Emma, Oxford University Press, 1980 or Penguin Books, 1985 and
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Amy Heckerling, Clueless, CIC, 1995
In looking at the subject of ‘Transformation’ you must consider the ways in which transformations generate reflections on the texts, contexts and the ways in which texts can be transformed.
By juxtaposing a literary text such as Emma with a commercial product such as Clueless, this elective allows you to explore how context can influence your own reading practices.