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2022 National Conference: virtual

Tolkien Studies II: Queer and Critical Race approaches to Tolkien

14 April 2022 16:30 utc — view in local time

session chair: Sara Brown, Chair of Faculty, Signum University
session chair: Robin Anne Reid, independent scholar

Papers

№ 1: More cannot be said: Using a critical, semi-systematic literature review to understand academic silence on the queer potential of Legolas and Gimli

V. Elizabeth King, Graduate research assistant, University of Georgia

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№ 2: “Hardly a word … unconsidered”: Un-closeting queer desire in The Lord of the Rings through (socio)linguistic analysis: Mate, my/me dear, and treasure

Olivia-Kate Burgham, independent scholar

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№ 3: “Wondered at this change”: Queer potential and telling silence in the relationship of Legolas and Gimli

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№ 4: Playing back: LotRO and its role in deconstructing Tolkien

Cordeliah G. Logsdon, independent scholar; and Gideon Cooper

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