In Honor of Verlyn Flieger: The State of Tolkien Scholarship (A Panel Discussion)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Tolkien at Kalamazoo

Organizer Name

Brad Eden

Organizer Affiliation

Valparaiso Univ.

Presider Name

Amy Amendt-Raduege

Presider Affiliation

Whatcom Community College

Paper Title 1

The Geek and the Scholar: Standing Pointy Ear to Mortarboard

Presenter 1 Name

Thom Foy

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 2

Splintered Light and Word: Tolkien's Myth, Philology, and Faith

Presenter 2 Name

Edward L. Risden

Presenter 2 Affiliation

St. Norbert College

Paper Title 3

Whose Myth Is It? Tolkien Scholarship as Interdisciplinary Studies

Presenter 3 Name

Kristine Larsen

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Central Connecticut State Univ.

Paper Title 4

The Tolkien Scholarship Project

Presenter 4 Name

Robin Anne Reid

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Texas A&M Univ.-Commerce

Paper Title 5

Saruman's Coat of Many Colors: Tolkien's Exploration of Medieval Theories of Light

Presenter 5 Name

Michael Wodzak, Vickie Holtz-Wodzak

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Viterbo Univ., Viterbo Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2013 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1280

Description

This session is meant to honor Verlyn Flieger, who is retiring from academic life this year. The session is meant to provide an overall perspective on the current state of scholarship on Tolkien and his works in the past thirteen years, and work in progress.

Brad Eden