Just met with a student via Zoom and shared my screen. On one of the tabs is "Prue Leith's Stripy Swiss Roll Recipe," so I think I've solidified my identity as a cool millennial.

Prepping for my League of Extraordinary Gentlemen adaptation class by rewatching the movie. I remember seeing this was the first Sean Connery movie I watched 😂

The original "he stole her" tape was audio only, but now there's video, and it's far creepier.

It was absolutely wonderful! Thank you to the presenters for wonderful presentations, the attendees for thoughtful questions, and the organizers/moderators for their thoughtfulness and all their work!

Working on a new script for the podcast after a year(?). The next couple of episodes will examine other Victorian true crime stories (Constance Kent and Maria Manning) and their fictional afterlives. Don't really have a plan, but hoping for the best!

No rest for research dogs here. Currently reading @victoriandetective.bsky.social book The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective and I (and Scout) are obsessed! So good!

Working on my talk for the @adaptationtoday.bsky.social Mentorship Workshop next week! I'm talking about my podcast dissertation. If you want to hear about my haunted recording studio, aka my closet, join us!

Thinking through necropolitics in the Victorian period. Any suggestions for reading? Still unsure what hashtags work on Bluesky, so please share if you can ❤️ #academicchatter #victorian #academichelp

Combing through Jack the Ripper dime novels for a project. Lord Jacquelin Burkney (1889) and Jack the Ripper in New York (1889) pictured below. Not great scans, but fascinating #victorian

Very happy to say that the new episode of the Adaptation Today podcast has just been released! This time @ssedaozz.bsky.social is hosting a wonderful conversation about adaptations in Turkish literature and cinema. open.spotify.com/episode/0Igw... podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/a...

Join the 4th joint online conference of the Literature/Film Association and the @adaptstudies.bsky.social association today to hear @drgbain.bsky.social and me speak about the @adaptationtoday.bsky.social podcast, along a lot of other fascinating contributions! www.adaptation.uk.com/cfp-adaptati...

New article on public dissertations is out! In "How to do a Public Dissertation," I give some advice for graduate students considering non-traditional dissertations. My mother also makes an appearance! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The end of a month means that @adaptationtoday.bsky.social has a new epsiod for you! This time, Jim Fleury speaks with @Kylemeikle.bsky.social and others about adaptation studies and franchises. As always, tune in for all things adaptation. open.spotify.com/episode/5EM9...

Putting finishing touches on a presentation for MLA in New Orleans this week. Excited to learn from everyone and chat about public dissertations!

New Year, new adaptation episodes! If you’re looking for movie suggestions for 2025, you can now listen to @adaptationtoday.bsky.social‘s holiday episode where our editors, including @drgbain.bsky.social and me, discuss their favourite holiday adaptations. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Such a lovely time chatting with Adaptation and Literature Film Quarterly!