Fall 2016 Re:Views Interview with Kamilla Elliott Reflections on US 2016 Presidential Elections and Brexit Literature adaptations: Games, YouTube, Cakes, and Beyond Shakespeare: Propaganda & Sitcom Tento projekt vznikl za finanční podpory a taktéž nemateriální pomoci Filozofické fakulty MU, Katedry anglistiky Swan song a amerikanistiky FF MU, Spolku absolventů a přátel Masarykovy univerzity, Brno Expat Centre, ESCape, Krmítka a Plánotisku. swan-song n. [after Germanschwanen(ge)sang, Contents schwanenlied] a song like that fabled to be sung by This project was realized with financial as well as non-material help and support of Faculty of Arts MU, Department a dying swan; the last work of a poet or musician, of English and American Studies FA MU, Alumni and Friends of Masaryk University, Brno Expat Centre, ESCape, composed shortly before his death; hence, any Artificial Swearing ................... 4 - 7 Krmítko, and Plánotisk. final performance, action, or effort. First used by Thomas Carlyle inSartor Resartus Interview with Kamilla Elliott (1834). ........................................ 8 -17 Although I am hopefully not writing these lines Shakespeare & Propaganda shortly before my death – though, one never knows, ..................................... 18 - 26 the exam period is coming – just as the definition indicates, this is my final piece as editor-in-chief of Upstart Crow ........................ 27 - 28 the Re:Views Magazine. I was there when the first Video Game Adaptations ..... 29 - 35 Editorial staff External Staff issue hatched two years ago and now I am proudly passing the signet to Blanka Šustrová, who will take Markéta Šonková, editor-in-chief Peter Docherty, proofreading care of the fledgeling and watch it grow. YouTube Adaptations ........... 36 - 39 Anna Formánková, chief of staff Anna Jílková, editor Helena Brunnerová, photography Michaela Medveďová, editor One can also hope that with the political upheaval Youtube Vlogs and Books .... 40 - 47 Martina Krénová, editor, finances, and web Barbara Ocsovayová, PR & editor we have witnessed in the US and the UK in the last Pavel Peléšek, editor Zuzana Motalová, editor & graphics few weeks and months, one is not witnessing the A Very Potter Musical .......... 48 - 49 Natália Poláková, editor swan song of Western liberal democracies. In the External Editors Blanka Šustrová, editor previous issue, both the US elections and Brexit were Swing Dance ......................... 50 - 53 Tereza Walsbergerová, editor Jan Beneš, Silke Jandl, discussed before the respective events took place. Pavla Wernerová, PR & editor Aaron T. Walter, Ph.D., and Michaela Zikmundová Now, the fifth issue brings you reflections on what Literature & Cakes ............... 54 - 55 has happened so far. However, at this point, I believe External cooperation: Irina Matusevich (production & postproduction), Audiovisual Support no one dares to predict what might await us. team E-learning Office, FA MU (production assistance) Letter from Abroad .............. 56 - 59 Swooping down from the heights of politics and Štěpán Šonka, graphic design, typesetting & composition Brexit .................................... 60 - 62 PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, PhD, editing & course supervision bird-related metaphors, the topic of this issue is Adaptation. Adaptation in its many senses. Watching 2016 US Presidential Election We would like to thank to John Anderson, Charlie Hoey, Tereza Pavlíková, Manuel Pazos, movie adaptations is nothing new but how about ..................................... 63 - 66 Mike Rosenthal, and Pavel Řezáč adapting a classical play into war propaganda? Have you ever tasted a cake which has been adapted from US University Gun Laws ...... 67 - 69 Unless stated otherwise, contributions in the magazine do not necessarily express opinions of the entire editorial staff, external contributors a novel? No? Then prepare your taste buds to be and staff, sponsors, partners and patrons, Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, or Masaryk University. Neither amazed! Have you ever heard Harry Potter singing Pirates of Today .................... 70 - 75 does the magazine wish to act as an official medium for communicating opinions of the above mentioned subjects. Authors of the particular some “douchey” lines in a musical? The answer is articles and pieces are solely responsible for their content. Unless stated otherwise, the magazine does not own any of the pictures or no again? Then prepare your ears to be surprised! photographs; their authors or owners are always credited. The magazine is a non-profit project. B16 Film Festival .................. 76 - 81 It is believed that usage of low-resolution images for scholarly, commentary, criticism, research, and the like purposes qualifies as fair use. And if you want to make your hands busy, too, grab a console and play some games based on books you Please Like Me ...................... 82 - 87 Published by have probably all read. Re:Views Magazine, z.s. IČO: 04915984 Arne Nováka 1/1 ISSN: 2464-7306 On behalf of the Re:Views team, 602 00 Brno Publication date: December 12, 2016 Markéta Šonková Published twice a year (once per academic semester) in Brno editor-in-chief Cover picture by Helena Brunnerová. 4 Artificial Swearing Artificial Swearing 5 differently from ours. In future, the changes in as offensive. political balance might usher in a new amalgamation The first and most popular category among both Artificial Swear Words of cultures and fantastic worlds completely distinct authors and the fans of their work is the creation How Can We Swear Without Swearing? from the reality we live in. All of these will have of entirely new words, also known as coinage. different cultural and linguistic aspects that govern This approach aims for words that mimic the real not only the language in general, but also swearing world profanities we know now, both in form and By Pavel Peléšek in particular. in meaning. Form usually follows the pattern of so-called “four-letter words”, which implies that Many children worldwide have been told to “stop watching that filth!” by their parents after a dirty word has been Swearing is, in fact, very culturally dependent. Even many contemporary swear words are made of four uttered on screen. Many times a writer has received the draft of their new novel back from the publishers riddled in our own boring and non-fantastic world we can letters and pronounced as a single syllable. This with censorship notes whenever a character decided to speak their mind about a particularly nasty situation. see large differences between how people swear. brevity is then combined with consonants such as There is, however a certain creative way to overcome this problem and that is to adapt. Take, for example, Finland and Italy. According k, r, or sh that give the resulting curse the proper to an article from Guardian published on July 12, force. Meaning usually refers to sexual behaviour, When one hears the word “adaptation”, the first seen by sensitive readers or viewers. They can be 2006, Italians are very fond of their family and bowel movement, or intelligence. thing that comes to mind is a conversion of one found in ancient texts as old as the Old Testament parents, thus their prevalent way of insulting one’s art form into another. Books, for example have of the Bible (2 Kings 18:27) and have never quite kin is to insult their mother. Finland is culturally Two most popular artificial swear words were been adapted to stage plays for centuries, as left literature alone for long. One of the reasons very distinct and its foul language prefers to rely conceived this way: “Frak” introduced in Glen A. movies for decades and as videogames for years. is, of course, that profane language surrounds us on mythology and religion, especially the Devil. Larson’s 1978 television series Battlestar Galactica But there is another aspect of adaptation: we can everywhere and makes it easier and more effective This, however, does not mean Finns would abstain and popularised in its 2004 reboot of the same adapt to overcome certain difficulties. And in the to convey strong emotions. It makes the language from insulting other Finn’s mother: one particularly name created by Ronald D. Moore; and “Smeg” works mentioned above, one such difficulty can feel more “alive”. popular and very Finnish foul phrase claims that and by extension “Smeghead”, that originated in be censorship. one’s mother copulates with reindeer. the famous 1988 British sitcom Red Dwarf by Rob And it is for this reason that many authors have Grant and Doug Naylor. The first of the two is a With humankind’s technological development tried to reconcile two antagonistic principles: to In this reciprocal relationship it is this cultural clear attempt to mimic the form and meaning of also came the growing ease of producing literary make the language of their works more alive while dependency of swearing that, combined with the real-world “fuck”, the second, as the creators and later audio-visual works. Thus arose the need doing their best not to incur the wrath of the all- the fact that the particular culture is exotic to stated in an interview published as a bonus material seeing censors. Historically, one of the most creative us, provides the causal base for the existence of on their DVD, that they only “wanted to invent ways to achieve this was to conceal the profanity of exotic new ways of being profane. In other words, a futuristic curse word which had the right sort Foul language can