Tolkien and Alterity: In Honor of Jane Chance

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Tolkien at Kalamazoo

Organizer Name

Brad Eden

Organizer Affiliation

Valparaiso Univ.

Presider Name

Christopher T. Vaccaro

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Vermont

Paper Title 1

Medieval Organicism or Modern Feminist Science? Bombadil, Elves, and Mother Nature

Presenter 1 Name

Kristine Larsen

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Central Connecticut State Univ.

Paper Title 2

The State of Tolkien and Alterity Scholarship

Presenter 2 Name

Robin Anne Reid

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Texas A&M Univ.-Commerce

Paper Title 3

Language and Alterity in Tolkien

Presenter 3 Name

Deidre Dawson

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Michigan State Univ.

Paper Title 4

The Alterior Motive: Patterns of Difference and Otherness in Tolkien's World

Presenter 4 Name

Jared Lobdell

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Start Date

9-5-2013 3:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1280

Description

This session is meant to honor Jane Chance, who retired from academia last year. The session examines issues related to her Tolkien scholarship, including queering, gender, and race.

Brad Eden