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Later today!
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We have a special bonus event! Join us on Weds 24th June at 6pm (BST) for a discussion with Hee-seung Irene Lee's about her recent book Film Adaptation and the Real. The book is open access:
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
DM for the zoom link if you're not on the mailing list!
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Film Adaptation and the Real
https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9798765138410
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A great SIG symposium earlier this week with papers from Robert Geal,
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@faywinfield.bsky.social
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and others! Exciting to hear lots of new ideas around adaptation studies.
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Association of Adaptation Studies
about 1 month ago
The AAS 2026 schedule is LIVE! Check out the panels, papers, and events on offer for this year's international conference. There's still time to register for both on-site and remote participation, with two online panels per conference day.
www.burmanu.ca/aas2026
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Association of Adaptation Studies Annual Conference 2026 | Burman University
, AAS 2026: "Adaptation and Aurality"Dates: July 7-10, 2026 Location: Burman University - Lacombe, Alberta, Canada Hosted by: Burman University, in partnership with the Association of Adaptation Studi...
https://www.burmanu.ca/aas2026
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NEW BOOKS 📚 in the Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture series!
link.springer.com/series/14654
🎮 John Sanders, Literary Game Adaptations: A Systems Approach (Monograph) 🍄 Pamela Demory, ed. Ecoadaptation: Mediating Nature and the Environment (Collected essays)
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Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture
This series addresses how adaptation functions as a principal mode of text production in visual culture. What makes the series distinctive is its focus on ...
https://link.springer.com/series/14654
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grossmjj
about 1 month ago
Consider sending an abstract for PAMLA/Seattle/Nov. 12-15! I'm chairing 2 panels, one on noir (due 5/25)
pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/20006
& one on adaptation
pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19939
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2 months ago
We love to see it, thank you for your service
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2 months ago
While registration for AAS 2026 at Burman U 🇨🇦 remains ongoing, applications & expressions of interest to host AAS 2027 are now open! Reach out to us here or our Board chairs
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Starting now!
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Next Monday!
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3 months ago
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Sent round details of our next SIG event: Transnational Adaptations on 13th April at 4pm - speakers are Forum Mithani and Zoe Crombie. Get in touch if you want the zoom link!
3 months ago
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This week!
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4 months ago
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Also, our March event on Adaptation and Authorship will take place on 4th March at 4-5pm (UK time) with William Proctor and Katrijn Bekers. DM if you've not got the zoom link!
4 months ago
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A reminder that abstracts are due THIS FRIDAY. If you're interested in coming to and speaking at a free symposium, see below:
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4 months ago
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4 months ago
LFA/AAS continues today! Tune in once again at 9:00 a.m. EST / 14:00 GMT for another full program of online conferencing. Follow the link in the OP for registration info 💻
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Christina Wilkins
4 months ago
Day one of this has been excellent, and lots to think about, including the idea of atmospheres (collaborations between actors and audiences), authorship and collaboration, adapting lit to orchestral works, and Fortnite as 'intellectual property management game' (
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4 months ago
STARTS TODAY! Our LFA/AAS joint online conference on Adaptation & Collaboration launches at 9:00 a.m. EST / 14:00 GMT. It's not too late to register! For more info:
www.adaptation.uk.com/adaptation-c...
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Reminder: our Adaptation SIG event is this Wednesday 4pm (UK time) on Adaptation and Franchises! DM if you've not got the zoom link.
4 months ago
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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.
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Looking forward to AAS 2026 at Burman University, Canada & dreaming of what comes next... If your institution would like to host a future AAS conference, get in touch! Our Board considers applications throughout the year. Past conferences:
www.adaptation.uk.com/category/aas...
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Annual Conference Archives - The Association of Adaptation Studies
The annual Association of Adaptation Studies conference.
https://www.adaptation.uk.com/category/aas-conference/
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Christina Wilkins
5 months ago
Not long to go before the LFA/AAS online conference - more details/link to sign up below!
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The other news is....we're running a symposium in June (supported by
@baftss.bsky.social
and B-Film). See below for the CFP.
5 months ago
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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.
5 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
6 months 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!
7 months ago
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Loads of great books here on adaptation here!
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7 months ago
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Rebecca Wynter
7 months ago
📢 Tomorrow (Tues 2 Dec) is
@stinaface.bsky.social
's online book launch for 'Male Mental Illness in Contemporary Culture' 👇 Email or DM me or Christina for the online link :)
#MentalHealth
#MentalHealthMatters
#MHHums
#MedHums
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Tomorrow!
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7 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
7 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.
7 months ago
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8 months ago
👉 👉 The call is HERE for AAS 2026: Adaptation and Aurality, hosted by Burman University in beautiful Alberta, Canada! ✍️ Proposals due 15 December 2025 🗓️ Conference 7-10 July 2026 Full details posted on the AAS website:
www.adaptation.uk.com/aas-conferen...
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Christina Wilkins
8 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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9 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!
9 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.
9 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
9 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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9 months ago
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grossmjj
10 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, 18–19 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!
11 months ago
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Christina Wilkins
11 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
12 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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grossmjj
about 1 year 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
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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 of…
https://adaptationtoday.com/professionalization/mentoring/
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Christina Wilkins
about 1 year 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
about 1 year ago
Also yesterday we got to celebrate 10 years of the Palgrave Adaptation series, run by
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and Barton Palmer. There was an excellent cake, and I’m so happy to have been on a cake in such excellent company
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Christina Wilkins
about 1 year ago
The
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conference is kicking off with a panel on AI and adaptation, chaired by the excellent
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Christina Wilkins
about 1 year ago
And my paper finished the panel, taking about Russian Doll
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Christina Wilkins
about 1 year ago
Now we have
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talking on nostalgia and restoration and ‘serialised cinema’
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Christina Wilkins
about 1 year ago
First up in our panel this afternoon on multiplicities and multiverses is Olgahan Yalçin talking about Jumanji adaptations.
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James C. Taylor
about 1 year 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
about 1 year ago
Coming up on the conclusion of day 1 of
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. Many thanks to
@stinaface.bsky.social
for capturing this photo and for hosting me at U of Birmingham last week
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