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The Bluesky account for the BAFTSS Adaptation SIG, convenor
@stinaface.bsky.social
The other news is....we're running a symposium in June (supported by
@baftss.bsky.social
and B-Film). See below for the CFP.
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We've just sent round details of our Spring Schedule for the SIG but our next event is 18th February on Adaptation and Franchises with
@polinazelm.bsky.social
and Seren Rose Sonnell. DM if you didn't get the email and want the zoom link.
7 days ago
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Christina Wilkins
about 1 month ago
The LFA/AAS 2026 Conference programme for Feb 19/20 is done - great papers (as you can see from a snapshot of some of the Friday panels below). I'll be speaking about mental health/adaptation. If you'd like the full programme, DM me. And to sign up, here's the link:
udel.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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We sent round details of our next Adaptation SIG event - December 17th, 2-3pm. 'Adaptation and Remakes' featuring
@drdjohnston.bsky.social
and
@rosemaryaj.bsky.social
- if you haven't got the email and want to come along, DM us!
about 2 months ago
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Loads of great books here on adaptation here!
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about 2 months ago
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Rebecca Wynter
about 2 months ago
π’ Tomorrow (Tues 2 Dec) is
@stinaface.bsky.social
's online book launch for 'Male Mental Illness in Contemporary Culture' π Email or DM me or Christina for the online link :)
#MentalHealth
#MentalHealthMatters
#MHHums
#MedHums
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Tomorrow!
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about 2 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
2 months ago
Just sent round details of an online and in-person book launch for Male Mental Illness in Contemporary Culture. Online event: Tues 2nd December 5-6pm. In-person: Weds 3rd December 5-6.30pm, UoB campus in Muirhead Tower. DM for full details.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Male Mental Illness in Contemporary Culture
This book explores contemporary cultural narratives across film, television, and literature to illuminate the way male mental illness is positioned
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-05442-5
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Our next SIG event is Wednesday 26th November at 3-4pm on Adaptation and Industry with
@faywinfield.bsky.social
and Christopher Hogg. DM for the zoom link if you've not found it in your inbox.
2 months ago
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Association of Adaptation Studies
3 months ago
π π The call is HERE for AAS 2026: Adaptation and Aurality, hosted by Burman University in beautiful Alberta, Canada! βοΈ Proposals due 15 December 2025 ποΈ Conference 7-10 July 2026 Full details posted on the AAS website:
www.adaptation.uk.com/aas-conferen...
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Christina Wilkins
3 months ago
This Wednesday (22nd) there will be a webinar for the Unspool collection - all about time loops onscreen, online at 4pm (BST). I'll be taking part, talking about Russian Doll, as well as
@sarahlahmtv.bsky.social
and others! Registration link is here:
york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Tomorrow!
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3 months ago
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A reminder that our first event - Adaptation and AI - with
@huntressleine.bsky.social
and Reece Goodall - is next Weds 15th at 2pm (online) - DM us for the link!
4 months ago
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We'll shortly be putting a call out for the BAFTSS SIG Panel next April in Bournemouth - check your inboxes this afternoon. If you didn't get it, but would like to be on the panel, get in touch.
4 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
4 months ago
The next event for the MHHRN is on the 30th Oct at 4pm -ONLINE - Television and Mental Health featuring
@veronicaheney.bsky.social
and
@rob-lawson.bsky.social
talking - DM us for the Zoom link! We're looking forward to it.
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4 months ago
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grossmjj
5 months ago
Adaptation, seriality, film, media, literature, and cultural studies scholars, come to the fifth annual online To Be Continued conference, Sept. 18-19! Presenter and (free) registration information can be found on this flyer. Hope to see you there!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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To Be Continued 5 Defining, Producing, Performing, Consuming, and Theorizing Serials and Adaptations A Zoom Symposium, 18β19 September 2025 Organizers: Julie Grossman (Le Moyne College), Thomas Leitch...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YuPWWoCTKKtVxKVlnXqFEfX-MZvhDJCN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109452419866225160323&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Have sent round an email about getting involved in upcoming events for the SIG later this year - if you'd like to be involved but didn't get the email, get in touch!
5 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
6 months ago
The latest issue of Lit/Film Quarterly has a great line up, and also features my article on 'The Work of Adaptation' where I use Haynes' May December to think through approaches to adaptation.
lfq.salisbury.edu#gsc.tab=0
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Literature/Film Quarterly
Founded in 1973 by Jim Welsh and Tom Erskine, the journal has for over forty years served as a forum for scholars and writers to discuss, debate, and articulate various ways of conceptualizing adaptat...
https://lfq.salisbury.edu/#gsc.tab=0
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grossmjj
7 months ago
I hope scholars interested in adaptation studies will consider submitting a proposal (SAMLA in Atlanta in Nov.) for this roundtable on knowledge and adaptation!
@adaptationtoday.bsky.social
@adaptstudies.bsky.social
@adaptationsig.bsky.social
samla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19316
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https://samla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19316
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grossmjj
7 months ago
Interested in adaptation studies?
@adaptationtoday.bsky.social
sponsors mentorship programs:
adaptationtoday.com/professional...
If you'd like to provide feedback for our future planning, pls fill out this survey:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@adaptstudies.bsky.social
@adaptationsig.bsky.social
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Mentoring
Welcome to the Adaptation Today Mentorship Program! At Adaptation Today, we believe that the future of academia lies in collaboration, inclusivity, and the sharing of knowledge across all levels ofβ¦
https://adaptationtoday.com/professionalization/mentoring/
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Christina Wilkins
8 months ago
Come work with us in the Film department!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI241/t...
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Teaching Fellow in Film Studies at University of Birmingham
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Teaching Fellow in Film Studies opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI241/teaching-fellow-in-film-studies
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Christina Wilkins
8 months ago
Also yesterday we got to celebrate 10 years of the Palgrave Adaptation series, run by
@grossmjj.bsky.social
and Barton Palmer. There was an excellent cake, and Iβm so happy to have been on a cake in such excellent company
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Christina Wilkins
8 months ago
The
@adaptstudies.bsky.social
conference is kicking off with a panel on AI and adaptation, chaired by the excellent
@cbkenkar.bsky.social
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Christina Wilkins
8 months ago
And my paper finished the panel, taking about Russian Doll
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Christina Wilkins
8 months ago
Now we have
@jamesctaylor.bsky.social
talking on nostalgia and restoration and βserialised cinemaβ
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Christina Wilkins
8 months ago
First up in our panel this afternoon on multiplicities and multiverses is Olgahan YalΓ§in talking about Jumanji adaptations.
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James C. Taylor
8 months ago
Great first day at the Association of Adaptation Studies Conference in Istanbul. Saw some brilliant papers on AI and sound, presented on the Contemporary Screens panel, and ate Adaptation Cake. Have also obviously been befriending some of the city's beautiful cats.
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Madeleine Hunter, PhD
8 months ago
Coming up on the conclusion of day 1 of
@adaptstudies.bsky.social
. Many thanks to
@stinaface.bsky.social
for capturing this photo and for hosting me at U of Birmingham last week
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. π¦
8 months ago
βWithout widespread theft, my industry canβt surviveβ is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft
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James C. Taylor
8 months ago
My contributor's copy of Authenticity and Adaptation, edited by
@stinaface.bsky.social
, finally arrived π. My chapter explores how different screen adaptations have negotiated the challenges of adapting the Lovecraftian image. Very much looking forward to reading the other chapters!
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Christina Wilkins
8 months ago
Very excited for the upcoming
@adaptstudies.bsky.social
conference in Istanbul this weekend/next week.
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James C. Taylor
9 months ago
My physical copies of my book - The Superhero Blockbuster: Adaptation, Style, and Meaning - arrived today. It's now 100% a real tangible thing that exists in the world!
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This is tomorrow!
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9 months ago
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We've sent round details of our April SIG event, which is a work in progress from PGRs working in Adaptation Studies! Join us on Weds 23rd April at 2pm (BST) to hear
@mattbruce007.bsky.social
and Mara Manley speaking about their work. DM if you don't have the link!
10 months ago
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Our first paper of the Adaptation panel is kicked off by Charlotte Stevens!
10 months ago
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For those coming to
@baftss2025.bsky.social
- our Adaptation SIG panel is at 4.30pm tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you there!
10 months ago
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Our March SIG event on Unconventional Forms in Adaptation with Silvia Cobelo happening at 4pm! If you donβt have the link, DM us.
10 months ago
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A week today! If you've not had the link and want to come along, get in touch.
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10 months ago
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10 months ago
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A week today! If you've not had the link and want to come along, get in touch.
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10 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
11 months ago
I've got an extra copy to give away of Authenticity and Adaptation! If you repost this, I'll pick from one of the reposters next Thursday (20th) and mail it out. ππ
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News about an event at UoB run by the SIG! See below for details and how to get involved π
11 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
11 months ago
Physical copies arrived of Authenticity and Adaptation! π (thanks again
@grossmjj.bsky.social
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Seda Γz
11 months ago
Join us for the Adaptation Today Spring Mentorship Workshop II π April 25, 2025 | π» Online Event πΉ Talks on adaptation in fine arts, pop culture & podcasting π¨ Kim Waale | π¬ Liam Burke | ποΈ Gracie Bain π Register now:
udel.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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We've just sent round the details and link to our next Adaptation SIG event on 24th March: Unconventional Forms in Adaptation with Silvia Cobelo and Jamilly Brandao - 4pm GMT. If you're not on the mailing list and would like the zoom link, DM!
11 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
11 months ago
Good news! Will be going to Critical Studies in Television in July with
@jamesctaylor.bsky.social
and Liam Burke to talk about adaptation and television studies.
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We've just sent round the details and link to our next Adaptation SIG event on 24th March: Unconventional Forms in Adaptation with Silvia Cobelo and Jamilly Brandao - 4pm GMT. If you're not on the mailing list and would like the zoom link, DM!
11 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
11 months ago
Just heard news on publication of Authenticity and Adaptation: 28th March!
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
With: Kamilla Elliott, Tom Leitch, Christine Geraghty,
@jamesctaylor.bsky.social
Bill Mooney, Ronan Hatfull, Andrew Watts, Ryan Borochovitz
@benbroadribb.bsky.social
Will Abbiss (and me)!
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Authenticity and Adaptation
This book explores what authenticity means in the context of adaptation, whether there is such a thing as an authentic adaptation.
https://link.springer.com/book/9783031788918#overview
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Christina Wilkins
11 months ago
Starting tomorrow! Come along and listen to some excellent people talk about adaptation!
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