First published in the 1960s, Frank Herbert’s Dune has become the best-selling science fiction book of all time, finding favor with countercultural and mainstream audiences alike. Herbert wrote five more Dune novels, and his son has... more
First published in the 1960s, Frank Herbert’s Dune has become the best-selling science fiction book of all time, finding favor with countercultural and mainstream audiences alike. Herbert wrote five more Dune novels, and his son has continued to write sequels and prequels. After a commercially unsuccessful David Lynch-directed film in 1984 and a Sci-Fi Channel miniseries in 2000, acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve is making another attempt at the big screen. The anticipation is driving new interest, readership, and scholarship in this science fiction classic, raising the question of what does this text have to offer us over 50 years after its inception, and how should we study it in the 21st century?
Location: Virtual
Organization: Science Fiction Research Association
This edited volume seeks to collect scholarship on how Studio Ghibli has adapted stories from other media to film. Many of the Japanese animation powerhouse's films have their origins in novels or comics, such as Diana Wynne Jones Howl's... more
This edited volume seeks to collect scholarship on how Studio Ghibli has adapted stories from other media to film. Many of the Japanese animation powerhouse's films have their origins in novels or comics, such as Diana Wynne Jones Howl's Moving Castle. Studio Ghibli cofounder and director Hayao Miyazaki even adapted his own manga, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, into a feature film. We seek proposals-from a variety of disciplines and perspectives for essays exploring how Studio Ghibli's storytellers have approached adaptation, as well as what the study of Studio Ghibli's filmography can contribute to the broader field of adaptation studies.
