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Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference
Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference program and links for registration. Free, online, Nov 23-24, 2024.
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Ironic Silmarillion Collectibles? Adaptation as Analysis, part 2
This is the second in a series showcasing student projects in my Tolkien and medievalism course this year. Given the option of producing an adaptation of a medieval text or a work by Tolkien, my students can sometimes surprise me in their creative choices, as did Jordan Audas, who created Silmarillion collectible “toys” — with…
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Christopher Tolkien 1924-2020
I had just finished my Tolkien class yesterday when I returned to my office and found my social media sites flooded with news of Christopher Tolkien’s death. Just an hour before, I had been telling my students that, as Tolkien researchers, we owe a great debt to his son Christopher. My students have been doing…