Prof. Dr. T. Anithakumary
Summer School on Malayāḷam Literature and Screen Adaptions
WHEN:
Monday, 1 August – Friday, 5 August 2022 &
Monday, 8 August – Friday 12 August 2022
Daily 9 am – 5 pm (with breaks)
WHERE:
„Gundert Chair“ for Malayalam at the Dept. of Indology, University of Tübingen
72074 Tübingen, Keplerstr. 2, Room 002
(Only in exceptional cases, online participation will be made possible.)
The Summer School aims to study the interconnection between Malayalam literature and cinema. Especially between 1960 and 1980 novels, short-stories, poetry and drama became the basis of movies. The examples chosen will focus on cinematic adaptations like Marthandavarma, Newspaper Boy, Bhargaveenilayam and Chemmeen, just to name a few, and film makers like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, who have a place in the history of world cinema.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of Malayalam desirable, suitable for beginners.
Deadline for application: 1 July 2022
– no participation fees –
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Prof. Dr. Heike Oberlin
Head of the Dept. of Indology | Spokesperson of the State Representation of Academic Staff at Universities in Baden-Wuerttemberg (LAM-BW) | Deputy Spokesperson of the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) Review Board 106 | Equal Opportunities Officer of the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies | Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Humanities | Member of the Senate's Structural Commission and the Equal Opportunities Commission | Member of the University Board (of Trustees) of the University of Tuebingen
Dept. of Indology · University of Tuebingen