Tolkien and Ideology

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Tolkien at Kalamazoo

Organizer Name

Brad Eden

Organizer Affiliation

Valparaiso Univ.

Presider Name

Brad Eden

Paper Title 1

Tolkien and the Old English Apollonius: Medieval and Modern Constructions of Masculinity

Presenter 1 Name

Christopher T. Vaccaro

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Vermont

Paper Title 2

Tolkien, Classical Myth, and Said's Orientalism: Othering the East and the South

Presenter 2 Name

Edward Risden

Presenter 2 Affiliation

St. Norbert College

Paper Title 3

Reflecting the Eternal: Medieval Origins of Tolkien's Depictions of Paradise

Presenter 3 Name

Gina Weckwerth

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of South Dakota

Paper Title 4

Creating and Redeeming: A Look at J. R. R. Tolkien and Saint Thomas Aquinas

Presenter 4 Name

Amber-Lee Baker

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Emmanuel Christian Seminary

Start Date

10-5-2012 1:30 PM

Session Location

Valley I 102