Colleen Kennedy-Karpat
@cbkenkar.bsky.social
Assoc Prof, adaptation, Agnès Varda, amateur video essayist. Not necessarily in that order. Trying my best to pay attention.
🇺🇸 born, studied 🇫🇷, teaching in 🇹🇷 Bilkent COMD
Co-host @ymmwtpodcast.bsky.social
Co-chair @adaptstudies.bsky.social
🇺🇸 born, studied 🇫🇷, teaching in 🇹🇷 Bilkent COMD
Co-host @ymmwtpodcast.bsky.social
Co-chair @adaptstudies.bsky.social
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👉 👉 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...
✍️ Proposals due 15 December 2025
🗓️ Conference 7-10 July 2026
Full details posted on the AAS website: www.adaptation.uk.com/aas-conferen...
CFP is up for AAS 2026 let's goooooo ✍️
What a gift of a thread 💝 Pairing sci-comms & public health is social media at its best!
It's that time again.
For the next 24 hours, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions below in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Responses are for information only and are NOT medical advice.
#AskAnIDDoc November 2025 edition.
For the next 24 hours, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions below in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Responses are for information only and are NOT medical advice.
#AskAnIDDoc November 2025 edition.
a man is standing in a kitchen drinking from a cup and talking about flu season .
ALT: a man is standing in a kitchen drinking from a cup and talking about flu season .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What a gift of a thread 💝 Pairing sci-comms & public health is social media at its best!
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The true lede: 325m views for K-Pop Demon Hunters since June!
Call us when Frankenstein hits the five-month release mark and/or triple-digit views.
Call us when Frankenstein hits the five-month release mark and/or triple-digit views.
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein has almost 30m views on Netflix, making it one of the streaming giant's biggest hits of 2025.
filmstories.co.uk/news/franken...
filmstories.co.uk/news/franken...
Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro's horror gets 29m views in its first week
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein has almost 30m views on Netflix, making it one of the streaming giant's biggest hits of 2025.
filmstories.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The true lede: 325m views for K-Pop Demon Hunters since June!
Call us when Frankenstein hits the five-month release mark and/or triple-digit views.
Call us when Frankenstein hits the five-month release mark and/or triple-digit views.
she made her bed, she’ll lie in it
November 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
she made her bed, she’ll lie in it
This was SO much fun! Ep to drop this weekend, in the meantime enjoy your monsters/creatures/macabre set pieces 🫶
TONIGHT!! We are recording LIVE our discussion about Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN, an event co-sponsored by the Bilkent Cinema Society, the Bilkent Literature Society, the Bilkent Wizards Sci-Fi & Fantasy Society, and the Cultural Studies Society!
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This was SO much fun! Ep to drop this weekend, in the meantime enjoy your monsters/creatures/macabre set pieces 🫶
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'people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated biological ageing than are those who speak just one language.'
Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
Want a younger brain? Learn another language
A vast study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive ageing.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
'people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated biological ageing than are those who speak just one language.'
Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
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A couple years ago I worked on 12 grants in my role as a task force director at the Library of Congress. This year, zero. We are going to lose a lot of our public memory. Which is at the crux of fascistic mobilization.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A couple years ago I worked on 12 grants in my role as a task force director at the Library of Congress. This year, zero. We are going to lose a lot of our public memory. Which is at the crux of fascistic mobilization.
We have all nerded out pretty thoroughly in prep for this, so expect references to Edison's silent adaptation, Victor LaVelle's DESTROYER, and the Branagh version from 1994.
Join us LIVE tonight @ 18:00 if you can, or keep an eye on your podcast feed for the recording 🎧
Join us LIVE tonight @ 18:00 if you can, or keep an eye on your podcast feed for the recording 🎧
TONIGHT!! We are recording LIVE our discussion about Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN, an event co-sponsored by the Bilkent Cinema Society, the Bilkent Literature Society, the Bilkent Wizards Sci-Fi & Fantasy Society, and the Cultural Studies Society!
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
We have all nerded out pretty thoroughly in prep for this, so expect references to Edison's silent adaptation, Victor LaVelle's DESTROYER, and the Branagh version from 1994.
Join us LIVE tonight @ 18:00 if you can, or keep an eye on your podcast feed for the recording 🎧
Join us LIVE tonight @ 18:00 if you can, or keep an eye on your podcast feed for the recording 🎧
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AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
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My department is searching for a teaching professor of French (continuing appointment, open rank).
Career Teaching Professor (Open Rank), French
This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA). While this position welcomes applications from individuals external to the university, current Acad...
iaejup.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My department is searching for a teaching professor of French (continuing appointment, open rank).
a relief to see that some progress is durable!
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
a relief to see that some progress is durable!
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we've got you covered on both counts:
ep. 52 Japanese Cinema podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
& ep. 65 Paul Newman podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
ep. 52 Japanese Cinema podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
& ep. 65 Paul Newman podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Sexiest Man Alive?
We want Sexiest Man Dead!
Reply with images of late, lamented, beautiful men.
I will kick things off with perennial top choices Paul Newman and Toshiro Mifune
We want Sexiest Man Dead!
Reply with images of late, lamented, beautiful men.
I will kick things off with perennial top choices Paul Newman and Toshiro Mifune
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
we've got you covered on both counts:
ep. 52 Japanese Cinema podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
& ep. 65 Paul Newman podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
ep. 52 Japanese Cinema podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
& ep. 65 Paul Newman podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
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The Bilkent Cinema Society programmed ACE IN THE HOLE back in 2023 -- we paired it with Varda for ep. 50: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The Bilkent Cinema Society programmed ACE IN THE HOLE back in 2023 -- we paired it with Varda for ep. 50: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
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The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan
Evidence for a new independent lifestyle factor linked to healthy aging
erictopol.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
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👉 👉 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...
✍️ Proposals due 15 December 2025
🗓️ Conference 7-10 July 2026
Full details posted on the AAS website: www.adaptation.uk.com/aas-conferen...
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
👉 👉 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...
✍️ 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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It isn't using its sources, it's fabricating them - often outright making up citation, making up facts, etc. Because it isn't trained to produce an accurate answer, just an answer that looks human produced. If you want actual, reliable sources here are a few:
AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.
www.cjr.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It isn't using its sources, it's fabricating them - often outright making up citation, making up facts, etc. Because it isn't trained to produce an accurate answer, just an answer that looks human produced. If you want actual, reliable sources here are a few:
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Currently doing some marking. A reminder to everyone involved in archives and collections: digitisation is not preservation. If I digitise a box of records and put the files on a USB stick I haven't preserved a thing. It's all about what you do with the files post-digitisation. #archives #digipres
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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we may never get Francis Ford's answers, but we still have ep. 73 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
we may never get Francis Ford's answers, but we still have ep. 73 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
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"According to the publication, the communications could demonstrate willful infringement, potentially leading to enhanced damages of up to $150,000 per work, a massive increase from just $750."
The fact that it was ever at $750 is a slap in the face.
The fact that it was ever at $750 is a slap in the face.
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"According to the publication, the communications could demonstrate willful infringement, potentially leading to enhanced damages of up to $150,000 per work, a massive increase from just $750."
The fact that it was ever at $750 is a slap in the face.
The fact that it was ever at $750 is a slap in the face.
::snort::
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
::snort::
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Getting nervous for the talk I'm about to give at a workshop about "using AI to drive impact" which features slides such as these.
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Getting nervous for the talk I'm about to give at a workshop about "using AI to drive impact" which features slides such as these.
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CFP is up for AAS 2026 let's goooooo ✍️
👉 👉 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...
✍️ Proposals due 15 December 2025
🗓️ Conference 7-10 July 2026
Full details posted on the AAS website: www.adaptation.uk.com/aas-conferen...
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
CFP is up for AAS 2026 let's goooooo ✍️
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CFP relevant to adaptationists:
« La nostalgie n’est plus ce qu’elle était »* : Uses and constructions of nostalgia in film & TV
*Nostalgia isn't what it used to be
Université Bordeaux Montaigne, ARTES
Proposals (Fr/Eng) due 19 December 2025
Conference 30 March - 1 April 2026
« La nostalgie n’est plus ce qu’elle était »* : Uses and constructions of nostalgia in film & TV
*Nostalgia isn't what it used to be
Université Bordeaux Montaigne, ARTES
Proposals (Fr/Eng) due 19 December 2025
Conference 30 March - 1 April 2026
La nostalgie n’est plus ce qu’elle était. Fabrique et usages de la nostalgie en cinéma et audiovisuel (Bordeaux)
« La nostalgie n’est plus ce qu’elle était » : Fabrique et usages de la nostalgie en cinéma et audiovisuel Colloque international – Université Bordeaux Montaigne, ARTES, Les 30 mars-1er avril 2026...
www.fabula.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
CFP relevant to adaptationists:
« La nostalgie n’est plus ce qu’elle était »* : Uses and constructions of nostalgia in film & TV
*Nostalgia isn't what it used to be
Université Bordeaux Montaigne, ARTES
Proposals (Fr/Eng) due 19 December 2025
Conference 30 March - 1 April 2026
« La nostalgie n’est plus ce qu’elle était »* : Uses and constructions of nostalgia in film & TV
*Nostalgia isn't what it used to be
Université Bordeaux Montaigne, ARTES
Proposals (Fr/Eng) due 19 December 2025
Conference 30 March - 1 April 2026
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🔆 LFA/AAS Joint Conference (ONLINE ONLY): Adaptation and Collaboration, 19-20 Feb 2026
✍️ Submit your proposal here by 1 December 2025: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
✍️ Submit your proposal here by 1 December 2025: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🔆 LFA/AAS Joint Conference (ONLINE ONLY): Adaptation and Collaboration, 19-20 Feb 2026
✍️ Submit your proposal here by 1 December 2025: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
✍️ Submit your proposal here by 1 December 2025: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Another day, another delightful excuse to plug our discussion of Age of Innocence allll the way back in episode FOUR podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Another day, another delightful excuse to plug our discussion of Age of Innocence allll the way back in episode FOUR podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Reposted by Colleen Kennedy-Karpat
AAS shoutout to AAAS: Austrian Assocation for American Studies, of interest to adaptationists!
Call for the AAAS annual conference, November 5-7, 2026 in Linz. Connect here for details:
aaas.at/annual-confe...
Call for the AAAS annual conference, November 5-7, 2026 in Linz. Connect here for details:
aaas.at/annual-confe...
Annual Conference: Critical Media Analysis, Participatory Cultures, and New Textualities: American Studies through a Digital Lens – Linz 2026 – Austrian Association for American Studies
aaas.at
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
AAS shoutout to AAAS: Austrian Assocation for American Studies, of interest to adaptationists!
Call for the AAAS annual conference, November 5-7, 2026 in Linz. Connect here for details:
aaas.at/annual-confe...
Call for the AAAS annual conference, November 5-7, 2026 in Linz. Connect here for details:
aaas.at/annual-confe...