Anna Smol: A Single Leaf

Category: Medievalisms

  • 2018 Tolkien sessions in Leeds

    This week, I received word from the International Medieval Congress in Leeds that my proposal has been accepted for one of the Tolkien sessions organized by Dr. Dimitra Fimi. My paper, “Tolkien’s Typological Imagination,” will be part of the first session on Memory in Tolkien’s Medievalism on July 2nd.  We were only allowed a 100-word…

  • CFP: Queer Tolkien Studies at PCA 2018

    This call for papers comes from Robin Reid, organizer of the Tolkien Studies area at the PCA/ACA national conference. CFP: Queer Tolkien Studies Paper Session(s) and Roundtable For  PCA/ACA 2018 National Conference J.W. Marriott Indianapolis Downtown, Indianapolis, IN, US March 28-31, 2018 http://pcaaca.org/national-conference/ Deadline for Submission: SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 These sessions will be co-sponsored by…

  • CFP: 1-Day Tolkien Seminar K’zoo 2018

    This message comes from Brad Eden, organizer of the Tolkien at Kalamazoo sessions at the International Congress on Medieval Studies. In addition to the Congress sessions, Brad is once again organizing a one-day Tolkien seminar on the Wednesday before the Congress starts. His call for papers follows; Brad writes: **** I have tentatively arranged with…

  • CFP: Tolkien in Leeds 2018

    This call for papers comes from Dr. Dimitra Fimi, the organizer of the Tolkien sessions at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds, which will be held July 2-5, 2018. IMC Leeds 2018 – Call for Papers on J.R.R. Tolkien I am seeking abstracts for sessions on J.R.R. Tolkien for the International Medieval Congress, Leeds, 2-5…

  • And another call: Tolkien at PCA/ACA 2018

    Organizer Robin Reid has sent out a call for papers for the Tolkien Studies area at the 2018 Popular Culture Association conference, to be held March 28-31 in Indianapolis, IN, US. Below is a copy of the CFP, also available for download here:  PCA 2018 CFP [pdf] PCA/ACA 2018 NATIONAL CONFERENCE TOLKIEN STUDIES AREA CFP…

  • CfP: Tolkien at Kzoo 2018

    It seems as if the Tolkien at Kalamazoo sessions just finished up for this year, and here we are already with next year’s calls for papers. You can find all the CFPs and information on how to propose a talk on the International Congress on Medieval Studies website. The conference will take place May 10…

  • Tolkien sessions in Leeds, 2017

    The Tolkien meetings in Vermont, San Diego (the PCA/ACA), and Kalamazoo are now over and conference season is in full swing. Next stop, Leeds! The Tolkien Society Seminar is held one day before the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds, which also sponsors some Tolkien sessions. So, details about the Seminar first. I’m…

  • Widsith, D&D, Fanworks, and Films: Another Year in ENGL 4475

    ENGL 4475: the year in review I’ve filed away my course notes and given out the final grades. ENGL 4475: Tolkien & Myth-making is officially over for the 2016-17 academic year. The project proposals, annotated bibliographies, abstracts, research papers, and exams are all done now. What’s left is my delight at the many ways my…

  • Kalamazoo: Tolkien Symposium and ICMS Conference

    The program for the  International Congress on Medieval Studies  is now online, and there are numerous sessions for those interested in Tolkien and medievalism.  I’ve copied these from the preview program; of course, you should read the final program to double check the accuracy of this list. The Congress has been cutting back the number…

  • Talks on Tolkien II: Kristine Larsen on the Inklings & Science

    In this summer series of Talks on Tolkien I’d like to highlight new/forthcoming books or different disciplinary approaches to the study of Tolkien — Interdisciplinary Tolkien, as I like to think of it. Who better to exemplify the interdisciplinary study of Tolkien than Kristine Larsen, known to many as “The Tolkien Astronomer.”  Dr. Larsen is…