Newsletter

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
27
Aug

CFP: Tolkien Studies Area (TSA), PCA Conference, 4-16-19 2025, New Orleans Marriott

Deadline for Paper Proposals Nov. 30, 2024
3 min read