Serial infidelities and extraordinary renditions: The many lives of Flash Gordon

Bould, Mark

Abstract

This paper argues for a fresh approach to adaptation studies, using the example of a cross-media franchised character/universe to urge a move away from the fidelity fallacy and towards an understanding of adaptations as ‘supplements’ in Derrida’s

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Science Fiction across Media: Adaptation/Novelisation Conference
• Start Date: May 28, 2009
• End Date: May 30, 2009
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Flash Gordon, adaptation theory, supplement, franchise
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/996013