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October 2025 Bulldog Alumni & Friends News
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December 12
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Something Mighty Queer [Introduction]
Full text linkRecounts the origin of the conference theme and introduces the contributors
More to The Hobbit than Meets the Eye: Deconstructing Femininity in Bilbo Baggins
Full text linkFemininity in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has long been read as virtually non-existent. Although Tolkien’s 1937 text remains a compelling story, this absence often means that female readers struggle to find themselves represented in the text. New strains of scholarship, however, claim that by her appearance, interests, behaviour and positioning in a patriarchal society, Bilbo Baggins appears to be more of a woman than a man. In this presentation I take up these emerging arguments, showing how gender relations in The Hobbit deconstruct. In Bilbo and Bilbo’s parents, traditional gender roles are reversed, but ultimately merged. The outcome is a Bilbo who exhibits a feminine-masculine nature that is fluid and transgresses boundaries. It changes not only the way in which Bilbo is perceived, but also the concepts through which we perceive her. It is up to the reader to unify these perceptions, drawing upon the values and interpretations of contemporary society
\u3ci\u3eC.S. Lewis on Literature: An Introduction to his Literary Criticism, Literary History, Literary Theory\u3c/i\u3e by Marcus K. Paul
No full textNovember 2025
No full textSWOSU Wellness Fall 5k! November is National Diabetes Month The Wellness Committee has one desktop adjustable computer stand to loan out. Spooktacular Step Challenge Results November Word Searchhttps://dc.swosu.edu/wellness/1081/thumbnail.jp
Modelling the Fear of God in C.S. Lewis\u27s the Chronicles of Narnia
Full text linkThis article employs insights from cognitive approaches to literature to study how The Chronicles of Narnia evoke a religious affect known in the Christian tradition as the “fear of the Lord.” It first does what Guillemette Bolens calls a kinesic analysis of the books, focusing on the gestures, movements, and facial expressions related to the fear of Aslan, and then it interprets this fear in the context of Rudolf Otto’s The Idea of the Holy, a book C. S. Lewis claims had a large influence on him. Lewis, like Otto, was concerned with religious experience, specifically with how his readers “feel about God,” and in The Chronicles of Narnia he models the biblical fear of God, a feeling he portrays as analogous to, though significantly different from, regular fears
What Will We Do with the Christmas Pudding?: Joy Davidman, William Lindsay Gresham, and Christmas in the Workhouse
Full text linkThe poem Christmas in the Workhouse archived in William Lindsay Gresham\u27s papers at first appears to be a random transcript in his files. Exploring the work\u27s publication history and Gresham\u27s contributions to War Poems of the United Nations, a book edited by his second wife Joy Davidman, suggests that in fact Christmas in the Workhouse is part of the larger story of how they informed each other\u27s work in the 1940s
61. Preparation of a Novel Ni(II) Chelating Fluorinated Ligand for the Synthesis of Sterically Constrained a-Amino Acids
No full textThe strategic incorporation of electron withdrawing groups into the skeleton of the ligand system of the Ni(II) complexes of amino acid Schiff’s Bases have been utilized to increase the acidity of the a-protons of a-amino acids. However, this discovery has yet to be incorporated into the area of the preparation of sterically crowded a-amino acids. Therefore, a new ligand system, which incorporates the electron withdrawing chlorine group has been prepared. It is expected that these new ligands will be more reactive than previous generations of this process and will expand the scope and decrease the time necessary to realize the preparation of pure a-amino acids.https://dc.swosu.edu/rf_2025/1051/thumbnail.jp
09. Building Bridges: YA Literature as a Pathway to the Classics
No full textHigh school students encounter classical literature as a basic part of their educational program in their early academic years. A portion of students learn to appreciate these works as engaging and intellectually stimulating while others view them as inaccessible or irrelevant. The study investigates the role of Young Adult (YA) literature with its familiar themes and simple language as an effective method to connect students with classical works and increase their engagement. Young Adult literature aims at readers between the ages of 12 and 18 by offering stories and themes that students can relate to their own life experiences. These popular themes in YA literature mirror those present in classic literature but young readers may struggle with the complex language used in these older texts. Educators who use YA literature to introduce students to classical works build a learning environment that is both inclusive and dynamic while helping students develop a deeper appreciation and understanding of classical literature\u27s continuing importance.https://dc.swosu.edu/rf_2025/1009/thumbnail.jp