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[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

@Jendeavour Edinburgh UP were fine with the images for *Literary Illusions*, but there were only 4.

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

@DrVandermast That's it, though several other people on here have already laid out what's wrong with it (primarily the fundamental misconception of higher education as career training, but also being unaware of the various QAA benchmarks that monitor universities).

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

This one was filmed in November 2020 when there were still restrictions on how many people could be in my office, which is why we're in a room in the university library instead. It had a very noisy air conditioning system.

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

Bit of a surprise to see myself suddenly pop up on the feed. I have my eyes open in the rest of the video, honestly.

[MASSOLIT @massolit]

Whilst analysing the politics of A Christmas Carol, Dr Christopher Pittard looks to Dickens' other novels to highlight the authors wariness of revolution as a means of overcoming social inequality. Watch the course in full on MASSOLIT: https://t.co/otFLl7rH9Q

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

@WillKanyusik Steve Martin as well, although he started as a writer.

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

Hoping the Jamie Oliver thing will maybe knock the whole 'celebrity novel' trend on the head, but it won't, will it?

[Plashing Vole Now On Bluesky @PlashingVole]

Jamie Oliver must be furious with the author of ‘his’ children’s novel. https://t.co/i13qykhlAo

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

That song essentially meant the weekend was dead. They may as well have had “Theme from Bullseye” charting. #totp

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

“Theme from Howard’s’ Way”? Seriously?? #totp

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

The great thing about these #totp repeats on BBC4 is that they often follow two from 1996 with some from the 1970s, and then everyone in their mid-40s realises how short changed we were.

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

My original plan for tonight had been to see *The Substance* at @No6Cinema, but what had previously been lower back grumbles have suddenly turned into leg pains making it impossible to walk any distance at present. Undone by body horror; take a moment to digest the irony.

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

I mean, *obviously* I know it has a lot of Dickens' original lines, but I didn't know it came out ahead of most others.

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

I didn't actually know this, but it bears out my argument that it is the best adaptation anyway because it's one of the few that realises that Dickens is meant to be funny rather than Heritage That Is Good For You.

[Just Jess82 👸🐺🔥🦊 @Safcaliz]

Did you know that A Muppet Christmas Carol contains more lines from Dicken’s original than most other versions?
And this alone is why it is by far the best version and a legitimate reason for me watching it with my year 10 class this year.

[Elizabeth Foxwell (@elizfoxwell.bsky.social) @ElizFoxwell]

This interesting @BBCRadio4 prgm on #WilkieCollins includes Clues Editorial Bd member @CAPittard on Collins' _The Moonstone_.

[Dr Beth Roberts @lizabethswann]

This is APPALLING. Deciding that English Lit degrees are “no longer viable in the current climate” is a disgrace - English Lit teaches empathy, communication & coherence of argument: what will you take from students by denying the opportunity to study it?

https://t.co/CZmYay1oo7

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

America really doesn’t like women, does it?

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

@jammywho21 The signal-man is caught within a technological system - not just the railway, but the communication network - that determines his identity (only named as the signal-man). The technology ends up merging with him violently.

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

Just had a lovely seminar on Dickens' "The Signal-Man" on our UG Gothic module. Topics included the first two pages, 'perspective', does the hyphen in the title matter, and is it, in fact, proto-cybernetic horror? All in all, yet another excuse to post this image.

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

The Muppet CC is also the only adaptation to fully understand the comic absurdity of the "who did NOT die" line.

[Sarah Hamstera @SarahHamstera]

@CAPittard The grave and gravy line makes me lol and could easily have been written for the Muppets.
Always watch out for the kids under the Ghost of Christmas Present's robe. If they're there it's probably a good version.

[christopherpittard.bsky.social @CAPittard]

@LearNonsense I think he would too, given his fascination with dolls and puppets. I also think he'd find many of the more 'respectable' adaptations rather dull.

[James Green @jaarongreen]

Excited to announce our one-day online workshop on Ageing, Progress and Decline in the Victorian period on Fri 6 December. Join for papers on a range of topics by expert speakers - inc. a keynote by @jacob_jewusiak. Register via Eventbrite or email me: https://t.co/6auPi2N73Y