This thesis explores the question of how Andrew Davies’ 1995 BBC serial adaptation and Joe Wright’s 2005 movie adaptation of Jane Austen’s homonymous Pride & Prejudice (re)present female desire...Show moreThis thesis explores the question of how Andrew Davies’ 1995 BBC serial adaptation and Joe Wright’s 2005 movie adaptation of Jane Austen’s homonymous Pride & Prejudice (re)present female desire on screen. This research examines and consults adaptation theory to gain a better understanding of what transpires when adapting a concept such as desire from a novel onto a screen. Implicit instances of desire are explored in the novel, so as to contrast those occurrences with how they are translated on to the screen. Close readings of relevant scenes provide insight into the use of camerawork, acting, dialogue and framing and how they enhance the audience’s attention to the depictions of desire, love, attraction and interest. What this research can conclude is that both productions acknowledge the desire present in the novel, be it implicit, and translate it onto the screen in a literalized manner, highlighting on different ways how that desire could be conveyed. Both adaptations recognize the importance of transmitting information through glances and looks – their focus ranging from shared looks between characters to the female’s independent gaze.Show less
De-extinction science is an upcoming scientific practice that aims to bring back extinct animals. The way how people deal with extinction has always been rooted in a particular cultural mindset and...Show moreDe-extinction science is an upcoming scientific practice that aims to bring back extinct animals. The way how people deal with extinction has always been rooted in a particular cultural mindset and therefore shows a reflection of broader cultural ideas and valuations. As resistance to contemporary narratives of demise, de-extinction scientists join their forces to combat the finality of extinction. This study looks into the forces of cultural memory and shows how contemporary artists can expand the episteme of de-extinction science.Show less
Het werk 'A Little Taste Outside of Love' (2007) van de Afro-Amerikaanse kunstenaar Mickalene Thomas bekeken vanuit het perspectief van de (fe)male gaze, het tweede- en derdegolfs feminisme en in...Show moreHet werk 'A Little Taste Outside of Love' (2007) van de Afro-Amerikaanse kunstenaar Mickalene Thomas bekeken vanuit het perspectief van de (fe)male gaze, het tweede- en derdegolfs feminisme en in vergelijking met het werk van andere hedendaagse Afro-Europese en Afro-Amerikaanse kunstenaars.Show less
