Flagler College to host adaptation studies conference

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (09/12/2014)(readMedia)-- The Ninth Annual Conference of the Association of Adaptation Studies will take place from Sept. 26-28 at Flagler College. The conference, entitled "Adaptations and Multiplicities" will welcome an international group of people from literature and film backgrounds whose aim is to bring together diverse strands and developments in both genres.

Topics include adaptation of a literary series as a cinematic franchise; creating sequels or trilogies from a single source; and the adaptive remake.

During a special Flagler College faculty panel at the conference, a trio of Flagler professors will present lectures on topics related to film and literature: Dr. Douglas McFarland will discuss "Modernist Despair in Huston's 'Under the Volcano,'" Dr. Wesley King will discuss "O'Connor's Symbolic Motif and the Psychoanalytic Objects of Huston's 'Wise Blood,'" and Dr. Alan Woolfolk will discuss "Hints of Modernism, Shades of Noir: 'The Maltese Falcon' as Transitional Text."

To learn more about the conference, visit www.adaptation.uk.com.

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Flagler College is a private, four-year comprehensive college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs - the largest being business administration, communication, psychology and education. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, an industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.