Stijn Joye, Daniël Biltereyst, and Fien

Adriaens
 Latin American  Western

 “designed to end and their  Narrative openness, lack

narratives to close” of “ultimate moment of
resolution”, and absence
of “central indispensable
character”
 Narratives as replicators;
 Adaptation as na independent work.
 Telenovelas as a process of replication.
(Bortolotti and Hutcheon)
 Change in cultural environment and context –
basic narrative premises.
 Faithfulness is negotiated.
1. Linguistic-code translation

2. Intertextual-code

3. Cultural-code
 Audience

 Scheduling

 Cultural background
 Recognition, identification, and
appreciation.

 Political, cultural, and commercial defining

roles.