Literature, Culture and Visual Culture, Sofia University

The program is oriented to students with interests in literary studies, film critical studies, theatre critical studies, visual arts and media. It introduces students to the pressing for contemporary culture questions of interaction between words and images. The transformation of the literary text into visual art and movies is scrutinized in theoretical and historical aspect. The programs offers courses which examine the theory of film art and the language of films, as well as courses, dedicated to some film genres and other visual arts. The specific character of literary adaptation and film translation is also considered.