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20th Annual Tolkien at UVM Conference
Final program for the 20th Annual Tolkien at the University of Vermont Conference. April 13, 2024.
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Online Midwinter Seminar – Something Mighty Queer
The Mythopoeic Society is sponsoring another online seminar, this one “centered around queerness in fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction, or other mythopoeic work.” See https://mythsoc.org/oms/oms-2024.htm for more information and the registration forms. Below you’ll find the two-day program on February 17 – 18, with plenty of Tolkien presentations on offer. The keynote will be delivered by…
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Reblog: alliterative poets today
My recent work on Tolkien’s “The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth” has had me and my co-author Gavin Foster looking closely at Tolkien’s use of alliterative metre. Over on our research site at Tolkienalliterative.ca, which is dedicated primarily to Tolkien’s alliterative verse (though not limited to Tolkien alone) we’ve posted details about two new sources that publish and…
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Drawing your way into a fantasy landscape
Drawing your way into a fantasy landscape – John Howe’s process compared to J.R.R. Tolkien’s drawings of Shelob’s Lair and the Tower of Cirith Ungol.
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Beowulf as children’s lit: 2 recent publications
Anna Smol’s “Beowulf and Boyology,” explores the conflation of medieval stories and childhood in late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her review of a collection of essays titled “Beowulf as Children’s Literature,” highlights the volume as a valuable resource for studying medieval adaptations for young readers.
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New Tolkien books coming soon
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has a pile of Tolkien books in my to-read pile, but that’s not stopping me from looking forward to some new publications. Here are a few of them… The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Revised and Expanded Edition. HarperCollins, 2023. The letters have been a staple of Tolkien…
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Tolkien Tuesday: a positive community-building event
Twitter (aka X) can be a hellscape of hatred, but fortunately there are people online who are determined to fight back and focus on positive community-building actions. At the forefront of this effort is Tim Bolton, who has created the #TolkienTuesday / #TolkienTrewsday event. A theme is announced before every Tuesday and anyone is invited…
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A link to my latest post on Tolkien & Alliterative Verse
Please follow along at tolkienalliterative.ca if you’re interested in the alliterative poems Tolkien wrote. My research assistants and I are building a bibliography of Tolkien’s alliterative verse, some online guides to alliterative metre, and links to some of Tolkien’s notes on the topic. You’ll also find an occasional blog post on what’s new in this…
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Upcoming deadlines: CfPs in Tolkien studies
We’re still enjoying summer weather here in Nova Scotia, but let’s face it, fall is just around the corner, and with it, some deadlines for Tolkien scholars interested in presenting their research at conferences in the coming year. If you don’t intend to propose anything, you still might want to browse the topics that people…