Writing from Ithilien
RobinTolkien scholarship (conferences, publishing, bibliographies!); addicted to discursive footnotes and exploring the fuzzy boundaries between analysis and reader response; childless cat lady (go Queen Berúthiel, and queer feminist, autist, atheist.
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The One Bibliography. . . .
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So in between Everything Else, I’m starting to work on disentangling the Webs by Women project material [a book on feminist receptions of Tolkien’s legendarium, its adaptations, and transformative works]...
Proposal: “Fannish Feminist Engagements With Tolkien”
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I have the BEST friends. Or maybe the WORST. Enablers.
I was planning on cutting back on conferences in 2027. And then what appears on the horizon but a CFP for an online seminar that focuses entirely on...
2027 Conference CFPs, Links, & Info
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F2F CONFERENCES
Southwest Popular and American Culture Association (SWPACA) February 17-20, 2027
Marriott Albuquerque
Proposal Deadline: October 31, 2026
Tolkien in Popular Culture https://swpaca.org/...
CFP: Stupid Sexy Sauron: Essays on Tolkien’s Transformative Dark Lord
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Call for Papers: Stupid Sexy Sauron: Essays on Tolkien’s Transformative Dark Lord
Deadline for abstract submissions: 12/31/2026
Anthology editors: Robinson Jay Ensz; Danna Petersen-Deeprose
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Rec: “Tolkien Fanzine Dataset, 1967-2017 [Bulk 1969-1979]
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The Tolkien Special Collection (Raynor Library, Marquette University), under the direction of Dr. William Fliss, has been doing (and continues to do even more) amazing things for all things Tolkien studi...
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Life-long sff fan, retired English prof now independent scholar. I began this Substack to promote virtual and hybrid conferences relating to Tolkien scholars. But I am now exploring ideas for my own projects and sharing what others are writing.
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