{"title":"Dr. Hee-seung Irene Lee","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr. Hee-seung Irene Lee explores the intricate relationship between visual culture and reality, delving into how film adaptations reinterpret and reshape original narratives. Her work offers thoughtful analysis that bridges theoretical insight with artistic expression, inviting readers to reconsider the boundaries between fiction and real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, her books engage with critical perspectives on adaptation and representation. Readers interested in film studies, cultural theory, and the dialogue between media forms will find her writing both illuminating and richly nuanced.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"film-adaptation-and-the-real-by-dr-hee-seung-irene-lee-9798765138373","title":"Film Adaptation and the Real","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA psychoanalytic approach to screen adaptation that examines the role of deep-rooted desire evident in the persisting media practice of adaptation from literature to film.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe prevalence of adaptations in cinema – from literary texts – is striking. What does this lead us to think about adaptation? This open access book answers this question from a psychoanalytic perspective by exploring the psychic dynamics underlying screen adaptation as a practice, offering an intriguing window into the desire for adaptation beyond semiotic parameters and industrial factors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of examples – from \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e and Hitchcock, to Kubrick’s \u003cem\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/em\u003e, and Jonze’s \u003cem\u003eAdaptation\u003c\/em\u003e – the book theorises film adaptations in relation to their originals. Drawing on the theories of Freud and Lacan, Hee-seung Irene Lee rigorously explains psychoanalytic concepts such as desire, the drive, the Oedipus complex, the uncanny, and anxiety, which are prevalent and remain useful in the vast field of cultural studies. As a result, readers can easily follow the book’s case studies of canonical film adaptations with interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, the author attempts to challenge, expand, and renew the usual definition of film adaptation. This fosters interdisciplinary dialogue between philosophical and psychoanalytic speculations on subjectivity and frames adaptation not merely as a specific mode of filmmaking but a universal, primordial task of every speaking being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430689751276,"sku":"9798765138373","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798765138373.jpg?v=1774558721"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-hee-seung-irene-lee.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}