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Gábor Gergely @ggergely.bsky.social · 16d

Thrilled to share the very open Call for Proposals for BAFTSS 2026 on 15-17 April in Bournemouth. Amid all the stress and uncertainty of HE, the annual conference is a great place to reconnect, reflect, think new thoughts and make new plans. Join us! @baftss.bsky.social

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CFP 2026

The 14th annual BAFTSS Conference will take place 15-17 April at the Bournemouth Highcliff Mariott Hotel. Keynote speaker : Professor Julian Henriques (Goldsmiths) This year, BAFTSS embarks on...

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · Aug 24

My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post:
bsky.app/profile/nsou...

a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - for that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning.

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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · Sep 7

THE LATEST from @adaptationtoday.bsky.social: a conversation about the highlights of the AAS İstanbul conference, led by host @reraddatz.bsky.social and featuring conference co-organizers @ssedaozz.bsky.social and @cbkenkar.bsky.social!

AAS 2025 Conference: Adaptation, Restoration, Rebirth

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Sep 8

That would also explain why they always seem to be on the verge of fighting! (Action cinema has taught me that this is inevitable with clones)

James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Sep 8

Cheeky thing just lounging in Jacob's territory (my garden)

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University Press of Mississippi @upmississippi.bsky.social · Aug 13

Shop our Lucky Summer Sale August 6–15 for a 50% discount on all titles, including THE SUPERHERO BLOCKBUSTER by James C. Taylor! @jamesctaylor.bsky.social
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Purchases made during the sale period will be entered for a chance to win SIX FREE UPM TITLES of the winner’s choice!

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · Jul 14

WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.

Stop using WeTransfer.

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Jul 11

Super convenient! Cool, reckon I'll try for it too.

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Warwick Film & TV @warwickfilmtv.bsky.social · Jul 11

FTV’s James C. Taylor has a new chapter published on the Lovecraftian image in Film and Television from an edited collection titled Authenticity and Adaptation. Chapter and collection seen here modelled by James’ cat:

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Jul 11

I take it you'll be trying for tickets?

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Jul 10

Looks like my book, The Superhero Blockbuster, is currently available at 30% discount - just in time for the release of the new Superman film!

University Press of Mississippi @upmississippi.bsky.social · Jul 10

The Comics Studies Society 2025 conference starts today! To celebrate, we're offering a 30% discount on any of our Comics Studies titles with code CSS2025 at checkout on our website!

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Christina Wilkins @stinaface.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our panel on adaptation and television studies had an interesting mix of ideas. I spoke about what the fields could offer one another, @jamesctaylor.bsky.social spoke about intertextuality, hierarchies and televisual MCU adaptations and Liam Burke spoke about kids TV adaptations, policy & culture.

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Jun 13

I've just finished supervising an undergraduate dissertation on A Christmas Carol adaptations and am starting supervising one on Robert Eggers. I didn't expect these two projects to suddenly become so directly connected!

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Warwick Film & TV @warwickfilmtv.bsky.social · Jun 9

A new podcast conversation between Jose Arroyo and James Taylor, focusing on James’ new book, ‘The Superhero Blockbuster: Adaptation, Style, and Meaning’. Listen here: notesonfilm1.com/2025/06/06/j...

Jose Arroyo in Conversation with James Taylor on ….THE SUPERHERO BLOCKBUSTER: ADAPTATION, STYLE AND MEANING

Just as the Superhero film loses centrality in the culture there comes a book that is not only a brilliant accounting of the various strategies of adaptations the mode engages with but also offers …

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thanks so much @josearroyo.bsky.social for having me on the podcast and asking such conceptually interesting questions about my book The Superhero Blockbuster: Adaptation, Style, and Meaning.

I hope others enjoy the resulting discussion of writing process, the book's content and its potential uses!

José Arroyo @josearroyo.bsky.social · Jun 7

A brilliant and important book that will be of interest and use to anyone interested in the subject. I talk to its author [email protected] --about it in the podcast below: notesonfilm1.com/2025/06/06/j...

Jose Arroyo in Conversation with James Taylor on ….THE SUPERHERO BLOCKBUSTER: ADAPTATION, STYLE AND MEANING

Just as the Superhero film loses centrality in the culture there comes a book that is not only a brilliant accounting of the various strategies of adaptations the mode engages with but also offers …

notesonfilm1.com

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Jun 6

In a digital learning tools training session and I can reveal that @warwickfilmtv.bsky.social staff have super healthy favourite foods.

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Christina Wilkins @stinaface.bsky.social · Jun 5

Come work with us in the Film department! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI241/t...

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.

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Jun 4

Back in the UK after the Association of Adaptation Studies conference in Istanbul. Huge thanks to the organisers for a fantastic three days exploring adaptation and eating delicious mezze, hosted at a campus with an energy museum, some ducklings and, of course, their fair share of the city's cats.

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · Jun 2

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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Christina Wilkins @stinaface.bsky.social · Jun 2

Now we have @jamesctaylor.bsky.social talking on nostalgia and restoration and ‘serialised cinema’

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · May 30

So glad this survived Royal Mail's international post. Enjoy!

Bruno Porto @brunoporto.bsky.social · May 30

It's finally here (safe and sound): my friend @jamesctaylor.bsky.social's book, for which I illustrated the cover. From the first Superhero blockbuster, Superman: The Movie, through the Spider-Man films, alternate timeline narratives in the X-Men series, to the shared universe model in the MCU.

Copyright-infringement-proof illustration.
To buy the book: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/The-Superhero-Blockbuster

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · May 30

Oh no - Amazon didn't send you this, I did! (And looks like UK's Royal Mail managed to mess it up 😞). I hope the contents aren't too ruined.

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Charlotte Stevens @charstevens.bsky.social · Apr 30

Do you watch Chinese TV? Do you use English subs, and/or use English to discuss what you're watching?

If so, please fill out my research survey for a pilot study: forms.office.com/e/rCzcDEwJ4s

* ~10min to complete (+/- free text answers 😅)
* Project details in form
* Pls share/repost! 💚🙏

#cdrama

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José Arroyo @josearroyo.bsky.social · May 14

A superb video essay on Isolation in ONE HOUR PHOTO by Madeleine Lear: notesonfilm1.com/2025/05/14/i...

Isolation in ONE HOUR PHOTO (Mark Romanek, 2002) by Madeleine Lear

This video essay aims to examine how isolation is portrayed visually within Mark Romanek’s 2002 film One Hour Photo. The film is a psychological thriller starring Robin Williams as Sy Parrish, a ph…

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James C. Taylor @jamesctaylor.bsky.social · May 15

I love getting to see our students' video essays. Always some brilliant work!

José Arroyo @josearroyo.bsky.social · May 15

A fascinating new video essay by Rowan Abbott on animal affect and subjectivity onscreen: vimeo.com/1084529795

Animal Affect - EO 2022 - Rowan Abbott

Animal Affect – EO (2022) Creator’s Statement Across cinema canon, animals have rarely been considered worthy subjects for a serious film narrative.…

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