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Towards an Ethos of Discussing In-Corporeal Gender in Fantasy Literature: Part I – A ‘Feminine’ Eldil and a ‘Masculine’ Vala
Get PDFOver the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people engaged with others on social media in ways that they had not before. During this time, I was excited to see many new interpretive communities begin and to listen to the kinds of conversations these groups would have about Tolkien. One such conversation that stuck out to me was the way in which I saw some fans interpret Tolkien’s description of the physical characteristics of the Valar. I also happened to be reading through C.S. Lewis’ space trilogy when I saw many of these conversations. I felt that there were several similarities between the Tolkien passage most often cited by these fans and the passage in Perelandra where the narrator describes the physical manifestation of Perelandra and Malacandra. This idea lay dormant in my mind for a couple of years, until I saw the Call for Papers for this conference, and I decided that the time was right for me to dig into these two passages. My intent is to perform a close read of the two passages, to examine the textual meaning, to see what interpretive room there is in each, and also to contrast any elements of the texts that do not seem to align with one another
Roundtable: Diversifying Our Mythopoeic Bookshelves
Get PDF2024 is a year in which we’ve all been encouraged to be intentional about reading diversely, and seeking out stories and authors whose perspective differs from our own. During this roundtable discussion, we’ll touch briefly on why diversifying our reading matters, discuss strategies for finding diverse books in mythopoeic genres, share some of our favorite book recommendations, and ask attendees to share some of theirs. This discussion will also be open during the upcoming meal break
April 2024 Bulldog Alumni & Friends News
Get PDFApril 5 Friends of Crowder Lake Dinner & North Family Endowed Lecture
April 6 Crowder Lake Opening Day
April 11-13 SWOSU College Rodeo
April 15 Dobson Bulldog Golf Classic
May 10 Distinguished Alumni Reception and Dinner
May 11 Spring Graduation
June 7-8 SWOSU Football Alumni Weeken
Vol. 20, No. 6 - Whole No. 37
Get PDFMythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups
September 2024
Get PDFPreventing Childhood Obesity
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The 500th Mythprint
Get PDFAfter over 50 years of the Mythopoeic Society and through its many changes, Mythprint’s 500th—that’s right, five hundred—issue will be coming out at the end of this year (61:4 #411). The current editor Megan Abrahamson will chair a panel of former Mythprint editors talking about the newsletter’s past and future. If you’re interested in learning about Mythsoc history, being a contributor to (or future editor of!) Mythprint, or if you have suggestions for the future of Mythprint, join us for conversation and questions
The Second Golden Age of Children’s Fantasy, 1950-1980
Get PDFThe Rivendell Discussion with Brian Attebery this past January focused on chapter two of his Mythopoeic Scholarship Awarded book last year, Fantasy: How It Works, in which he discussed the parallels between Edward Eager’s fantasy story, Half Magic and Elizabeth Enright’s family story, The Saturdays. Attebery’s discussion raises all sorts of interesting questions about these literary forms and overlap, and we wandered into discussion of how too much of this great literature for children has already been forgotten, though it was formational for so many of our current Fantasy writers (along with that of the earlier First Golden Age). Books by writers like Patricia Wrightson and Mollie Hunter and Madeleine L’Engle and Alan Garner and Susan Cooper and Robert Lawson and so many more
The Mayfly Newsletter
Get PDFThe Mayfly Newsletter is the official newsletter of the Permanent Committee of the International Conferences on Ephemeroptera
\u3ci\u3eThe Medieval Worlds of Neil Gaiman: From Beowulf to Sleeping Beauty\u3c/i\u3e by Shiloh Carroll
Get PDFReview of the book The Medieval Worlds of Neil Gaiman: From Beowulf to Sleeping Beauty by Shiloh Carroll