Raw, Laurence

Laurence Raw teaches in the Department of English at Ba?kent University, Ankara, Turkey, specializing in film studies and intercultural pedagogy. He obtained his Ph.D. in Renaissance Studies and Comparative Literature from the Universty of Sussex.

THE THEME OF CULTURAL ADAPTATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY, LITERATURE AND FILM: Cases When the Discourse Changed

2009 0-7734-3876-9
This anthology covers new ground in the field of adaptation studies, specifically, as a branch of American Studies that not only encompasses literature and visual media, but also a wide-range of subject areas including, but not limited to, history, political science and cultural/ethnic studies. By looking at adaptation specifically in relation to the United States, the book investigates a variety of culturally and historically transformative strategies, as well showing how the process of adaptation has been influenced by social, ideological and political factors both inside and outside the United States.