Robin Anne Reid

30
Sep
Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference, 23-24 November 2024

Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference, 23-24 November 2024

Tolkien Society Online Free Conference
2 min read
30
Sep
Proposals for two conferences

Proposals for two conferences

Tolkien, Women Fantasy Writers, and Women readers (fans, writers, and academics)
5 min read
30
Sep
Éowyn as An Exemplar of Systemic Failures to "See" Women

Éowyn as An Exemplar of Systemic Failures to "See" Women

AKA, the start of a possible monograph. . . .because I clearly NEED another project to add to my list.
61 min read
14
Sep
The Vibes Around "Tolkien"

The Vibes Around "Tolkien"

LotR:ROP & FRE Fans so not totally GOOD vibrations
9 min read
07
Sep
Books, Films, Adaptations & Reader Responses, 8/8

Books, Films, Adaptations & Reader Responses, 8/8

More about Éowyn -- and, in contrast to the Infamous Stew Scene -- a discussion of one of my favorite film scenes!
12 min read
05
Sep

Sharing a post from a year ago!

Recommended Readings on Tolkien
1 min read
04
Sep
Childless cat lady & teacher & postmenopausal queer feminist autist against far-right extremism

Childless cat lady & teacher & postmenopausal queer feminist autist against far-right extremism

I'm tired of the racism, misogny, anti-immigration, all wrapped up in an Amerikan flag
7 min read
02
Sep
More Perilous and Fair: Women and Gender in Mythopoeic Fantasy

More Perilous and Fair: Women and Gender in Mythopoeic Fantasy

Mythopoeic Online Midsummer Seminar (OMS) 2025
2 min read
31
Aug
Books, Films, Adaptations & Reader Responses, 7/8

Books, Films, Adaptations & Reader Responses, 7/8

Éowyn: my 2009 Response (to *that scene* in Peter Jackson's film but also sorta to Tolkien) in the form of a fanfic!
36 min read
29
Aug
Books, Films, Adaptations & Reader Responses, 6/8

Books, Films, Adaptations & Reader Responses, 6/8

My personal reader response to Éowyn from my crush at age ten to my queer reader response as part of an academic essay at age 58!
18 min read