Jane Austen’s Gaze: A Prioritization Of The Female Gaze In Filmic Adaptations Of Pride And Prejudice

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Emily Sedlacek (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Advisor
Jennifer Wilson

Abstract: How does one create an adaptation that strikes the right line between fidelity and creativity? What aspects of a source text must be preserved? Using the works of Linda Hutcheon, Laura Mulvey, and Hélène Cixous, an analysis of the adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice into the Youtube series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries acts as a vehicle to answer these questions. Ultimately, it is concluded that the necessary factor for an adaptation of a text is the preservation of the essential experience at the heart of the text. In the case of Pride and Prejudice, that is the female experience which can be translated into the visual element of the female gaze.

Additional Information

Publication
Honors Project
Sedlacek, E. (2018). "Jane Austen’s Gaze: A Prioritization Of The Female Gaze In Filmic Adaptations Of Pride And Prejudice." Unpublished Honors Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Language: English
Date: 2018
Keywords
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Female Gaze, Feminism

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