Misappropriations of Tolkien's Medievalism (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Tolkien at Kalamazoo

Organizer Name

Christopher Vaccaro

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Vermont

Presider Name

Richard West

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Paper Title 1

Discussant

Presenter 1 Name

Leigh Smith

Presenter 1 Affiliation

East Stroudsburg Univ.

Paper Title 2

Discussant

Presenter 2 Name

Robin Anne Reid

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Texas A&M Univ.-Commerce

Paper Title 3

Discussant

Presenter 3 Name

Kristine Larsen

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Central Connecticut State Univ.

Paper Title 4

Discussant

Presenter 4 Name

Anna Czarnowus

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. of Silesia

Paper Title 5

Discussant

Presenter 5 Name

Stephen Yandell

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Xavier Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2019 10:00 AM

Session Location

Fetzer 2016

Description

This roundtable invites participants to consider the misappropriation of Tolkien’s medievalism, from how and why it happens, to what aspects of Tolkien’s work seem to attract this and why, and finally how to respond to it. Christopher Vaccaro