Andrew Watts

Reader in French at the University of Birmingham, specialist in Balzac, Elvis Presley and Manchester United Studies. All views are my own.

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@BFilm__ A distinctly Shakespearean flavour to this year's B-Film Annual Research Away Day in Stratford-upon-Avon.

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

My guest-edited issue of the Balzac Review / Revue Balzac on Adaptation will be published on 2nd August. Enjoy!

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@chilternrailway Severe overcrowding on service into London this morning. Yes, industrial action, but please can you work with the rail regulator to prevent these stifling and dangerous conditions? In France and elsewhere, *everyone* has a reserved seat...

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@OutdoorToysUK Hi. Trying to get through to you for an order update. Please could you confirm best way of contacting you? Thanks.

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@ArtofEthanPro Hi Ethan. Is your amazing First Blood poster now available as a print without the movie title / credits? Thanks.

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@SawbonesHex Thanks so much for sharing your memories of 'Cousin Bette' in Birmingham today. Very much hope we can continue this conversation in the future!

[Maison Française d'Oxford @MFOxford]

We're thrilled to welcome Tim Farrant @PembrokeOxford and Andrew Watts @unibirmingham tonight at 8pm for the presentation and screening of the critically acclaimed movie 'Lost Illusions' based on the novel by Honoré Balzac.

https://t.co/5T4NnnYvYh (the event is sold out)

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

Looking forward to contributing to the @BFilm__ seminar series 'Rough Cuts' on Weds 18th at 5pm with Christina Wilkins (@stinaface). Thinking about adaptation as evolution, selection, and seeing what we want to see...

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@BFilm__ Fantastic! Well done!

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@MrT I've been so happy to have this in my collection these past few years, but two experts now say fake. What does the man himself think?!

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@StephenForcer The director's cut of Rocky IV will be out soon....

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@HookyBrewery @HookyJames The long search is over and my new Hooky jacket has arrived. This makes me very happy. Thank you!

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

An exciting event in prospect next week, organised by the Word Music Image research cluster in LCAHM and visual arts organisation Salt Road.

[College of Arts+Law @artsatbham]

Register now for "Presencing the Heating Skies - Biophilic Art, calling empathic action", a two afternoon webinar from 2pm to 5.30pm on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th November, on the subject of culture and the climate crisis.

@LCAHM_UoB

https://t.co/hNqZCbaFHS

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@HookyBrewery Really loved this jacket. Black Regatta with Lion crest, Hooky logo, and web address on the collar. Wore it everywhere for years, and stopped in the street to talk about Hooky from Paris to New York. Wore it out in the end, but would love to get another. Help?

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

Lovely trip to Belfast today, with a very welcoming audience and some insightful questions that will help me to think through the final stages of my book. Thanks to everyone, and hope to see you all again soon.

[Steven Wilson @PrStevenWilson]

Good to catch up, @fhajw, and thanks for a brilliant paper!

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@DrStevenWilson Very much looking forward to catching up with you, and meeting colleagues at QUB!

[CDRG Modern Languages at SAEL QUB @CDRGModLangsQUB]

Modern Languages CDRG Seminar Series: Dr Andrew Watts (University of Birmingham) ‘Art and Money: The Currencies of French Silent Film Adaptations’, Friday 14 February 1.30pm, Meeting Room, 11 University Square. All welcome Venez nombreux!

[Lisa Downing @ProfLisaDowning]

This was a great event. Congrats to organisers @fhajw and @ProfSaraJones of @LCAHM_UoB. I made some useful contacts and met some excellent potential collaborators. (Small erratum @artsatbham : it’s “Word Music Image” not “World”.)

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

A fascinating event in prospect on Fri 29th March, showcasing the links between ⁦@LCAHM_UoB⁩ academics and creative practitioners, ending with an interactive talk by renowned Catalan performance artist https://t.co/2RFEmpQSQC Antunez. All welcome.

[Andrew Watts @fhajw]

@HelenAbbott1 I knew you'd get there eventually!!