Adaptation, Narrative and Rites of Passage

Presented by: Adjunct Prof. Michael Eaton

Date: Friday 5 April 2024
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Location: Online via Zoom and in-person at the SCA Writer's Studio (Level 6, Michie Building)


Michael Eaton is an award-winning writer working in film, TV, theatre and radio who has recently been appointed Adjunct Professor in the School of Communication and Arts.  He would wish to introduce himself by giving an informal talk, ‘Adaptation, Narrative and Rites of Passage’, in which he will present his reflections on the process of adaptation into a dramatic medium and how anthropological study of ritual has influenced his own approach to narrative structure.


 

About Research Seminar and Workshop Series

 


School of Communication and Arts Research Seminar Series

The research seminar and workshop series occur each semester, each with a different topic and guest speaker from UQ or otherwise.

 

SCA themed research seminar series:  Aesthetics, AI, Criticism, and Cultural Form:

Friday, 24 April
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at 09-835
(Level 8, Michie)

Maria Gemma Brown and Meg Thomas

Friday, 1 May
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at 09-738
(Level 7, Michie)

Session 2: Lightning Talks - AI mirrors, clones, ghosts, and cultural formsDr Kiah Hawker; Dr Lisa Bode; Prof Jenna Ng; Prof Nic Carah

Friday, 8 May
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at 09-738
(Level 7, Michie)

Session 3: Machine Learning and the History of Style: On the Normal Scientific Study of Verse Dr Christian Gelder and Dr Joseph Steinberg

Friday, 15 May
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at 09-738
(Level 7, Michie)

Session 4: Literary Criticism and AI: Interpretation as Practice, Simulation as DiscourseDr Nick Lord