You will examine a range of iconic screen characters from film, television and gaming such as:
- Batman
- The Joker
- Dorothy Gale
- Ripley
- Sherlock Holmes
- Mary Poppins
- Super Mario
- Dracula
- Lara Croft
- James Bond
- Spider-Man
- Harry Potter
- Bugs Bunny
- Superman
- Wonder Woman.
You will consider these characters in dialogue with critical and theoretical perspectives on adaptation.