Victorianist, Dickensian, adaptation scholar. Teaches at Radboud University in NL. Edits English Studies @englishstudies.bsky.social‬. He/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/drchrislouttit.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drchrislouttit.bsky.social/post/3mvq43lfnm22oHad one of those great teaching experiences this afternoon with my MA group when it felt like we made a difficult text make sense together & the students helped me see things I hadn't noticed before. Maybe I should pay them for teaching me?17 Sep 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:nba272lvaui2ynrqsucjpkpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq43lfnm22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drchrislouttit.bsky.social/post/3mvq3x5yun22oMake pedagogy weird [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:nba272lvaui2ynrqsucjpkpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq3x5yun22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drchrislouttit.bsky.social/post/3mujzsbyu522qFirst, enthusiastic sessions of my adaptations course done - couldn't resist mentioning both the 'Odyssey wars' & Scrooge's 'gray areas' to emphasise the cultural presence & importance of adaptation. Many had seen the Nolan, but news of Ti West's Carol doesn't seem to have broken through...02 Sep 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:nba272lvaui2ynrqsucjpkpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujzsbyu522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drchrislouttit.bsky.social/post/3mtyqvhbupc2wLoved the iconic performances, of course, but was fun to see Tim Curry again as a flamboyant Signor Brunoni in a recent rewatch of the noughties Cranford adaptations - also a great illustration of his maxim 'You have to keep showing up'.26 Aug 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:nba272lvaui2ynrqsucjpkpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqvhbupc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/drchrislouttit.bsky.social/post/3mtswot7umk2nInteresting CFP 👇 for NeMLA 2027 session chaired by Diana Archibald: 'Why Dickens? Reading, Writing, and Teaching During/Despite America’s Decline'. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:nba272lvaui2ynrqsucjpkpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtswot7umk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drchrislouttit.bsky.social/post/3msasurnr7c2mOn a train outside of Nijmegen and just saw a really wholesome bit of graffiti beside the line: Cats Rule Everything Around Me.04 Aug 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:nba272lvaui2ynrqsucjpkpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3msasurnr7c2m