PCA/ACA
Schedule by area: Tolkien Studies
Tolkien Studies 1: Adaptations of Tolkien’s Legendarium
Dawn Walls-Thumma| Presenters | Presentation type | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| The procedural necessity of thematic reversal in video game adaptations of Tolkien’s legendarium | Lindsay Meaning | Paper | |
| A Digital Humanities Approach to Genre in Tolkien’s Work | Maria Alberto | Paper | |
| Sansûkh As a Lens for the Creation of Fanon and its Intersections with Tolkien’s Canon: A Study of the Sansûkh Fandom | Sarah Coates | Paper | |
| Fanfiction’s Hidden City: Affirmational and Transformational Practices in the Tolkien Fanfiction Community | Dawn Walls-Thumma | Paper |
Tolkien Studies 2: Enchantment, Healing, and Despair in The Lord of the Rings
Craig A Boyd| Presenters | Presentation type | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| What use is Tolkien? Literary enchantment and the uses of fantasy literature | Dennis Friedrichsen | Paper | |
| Slowing Down with Tom Bombadil: Restoring Purpose through Reflection | Cale Baker | Paper | |
| Denethor’s Sickness Unto Death: Despair as Moral Disease | Craig A Boyd | Paper |
Tolkien Studies 3: Multidisciplinary Tolkien Studies
Robin Anne Reid| Presenters | Presentation type | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowns and Crowds: The Importance of the Bodleian’s Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth exhibition in Solving an Astronomical Mystery | Kristine Larsen | Paper | |
| The Lord of the Zines: Providing Digital Access to Tolkien Fanzines at Marquette University | William Fliss | Paper | |
| Re-forging the Ring: J. R. R. Tolkien in the Conservative Press, 1965-91 | Craig N Franson | Paper | |
| Atheists, Agnostics, and Animists, Oh, My!: Secular Readings of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium | Robin Anne Reid | Paper |
Tolkien Studies 4: Landscapes in Lee, Tolkien, and Hemingway
Hilary Justice| Presenters | Presentation type | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Theories of Omission: Mountains Seen Far Away, Icebergs Right Ahead | Peter Grybauskas | Paper | |
| Dulce et decorum: Hemingway, Tolkien, and the Landscapes of Lost Boyhood | Hilary Justice | Paper |
Tolkien Studies 5: Digital Humanities and Tolkien Praxis Roundtable
Round table
Sarah Coates
William Fliss, Maria Alberto, Alicia Fox-Lenz, Sarah Coates
Tolkien Studies 6: Digital Humanities and Tolkien Theory Roundtable
Round table
Sarah Coates
William Fliss, Maria Alberto, Robin Anne Reid, Alicia Fox-Lenz, Sarah Coates
Tolkien Studies 7: The Future of Tolkien Studies Roundtable
Round table
Robin Anne Reid
Kristine Larsen, Lindsay Meaning, William Fliss, Dawn Walls-Thumma, Craig N Franson