About the event
Sébastien will talk about his experience of traveling to the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific in search of the traces left by, and ghosts of, the Bounty mutineers in the eighteenth century, which led to the publication of his 2017 book La Bounty à Pitcairn. Mais que sont les révoltés devenus ? (Editions Zeraq).
He is currently in the process of adapting this text into a series of graphic novels published by Editions Glénat in France and he will share with us his reflections on the joys and challenges of intermedial adaptation.
This event is organised as part of the ‘Intermediality’ Research Strand at the University of Edinburgh, in partnership with the Institut Français d'Écosse.
About the author
Sébastien Laurier is a writer, actor, theatre director and graphic novel scriptwriter. His work focuses on personal and poetical quests and enquiries which eventually become artistic objects, books, plays and exhibitions. These concrete utopias are an ode to travel, encounters but also intimate explorations.
Visit Sébastien's website (in French)
About Intermediality
Led by Professor Marion Schmid and Dr Fabien Arribert-Narce, this research strand interrogates the theory and practice of ‘intermediality’, that is, the interrelationships between different art forms and their signification.
With a particular focus on events, several jointly organised with Meiji University in Tokyo, the strand brings together academics, research students and practitioners to foster exchange and initiate new collaborative projects.
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The programme will make you conversant with intermedial theory and equip you with the critical tools and historical background for understanding and analysing a wide range of intermedial phenomena across different periods and cultures. It can also be completed part-time over two years.
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Related links
Watch a teaser for La Bounty à Pitcairn on YouTube
Watch a teaser for the Pitcairn graphic novel on YouTube
Visit the Institut Français d'Écosse's website
