Creative Re-imagining of a Media Text
This assignment from a studies-oriented class asks students to “rewrite” or “reimagine” an existing media text – film, TV show, etc. – in a way that centers or empowers marginalized characters. Students must draw on theoretical material studied in class to justify their choices.
Class: Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Screen Studies
Jennifer Proctor, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Keywords: adaptation, identity, narrative, representation, rewrite, theory and practice