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RobinTolkien scholarship (conferences, publishing, research, & esp. bibliographies!). ETA: after my June 7 post, I need to warn about an addiction to discursive footnotes and blending academic analysis with reader response (my own!).
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Handout on Scene 20 (EE) The Two Towers
Abstract: I analyze how the film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings handles the planned, though unsuccessful, rape of Éowyn by Gríma Wormtongue. Drawing on the extensive medieval scholarship on rape culture and Kristine Larsen’s analysis o...
TOPICS: RECENT QUEER TOLKIEN SCHOLARSHIP
This is a handout I’ve prepared to go along with my presentation, “Wanted: More Feminist Queer Medievalists in Tolkien Scholarship,” which I’m giving at the ICMS at Kalamazoo in a couple of days.
I’ll be developing this into a publishable...
CFP: “Tolkien, Barfield and the Inklings: Questions of Influence” (F2F)
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CFP: “Tolkien, Barfield and the Inklings: Questions of Influence”
Pacific Asian and Modern Language Association Conference (F2F): Nov. 12-15 2026.
Deadline for submitting abstract: May 25, 2026...
Northeast Popular Culture (NEPCA) Virtual Conference
The 2026 Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) will host its annual conference this fall as a virtual conference from Thursday, October 15th through Saturday October 17th.
Virtual sessions will take place via Zoom throughout the da...
Presenting at SWPACA's Virtual Summer Salon
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Heard today that my proposal for a presentation on “Cruising The Archive of Our Own (AO3): Mapping Perversions in Tags for Tolkien Saffics” has been accepted for the SWPACA virtual summer salon! (The dea...
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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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