Cait Rottler joins us to talk all about horses and the ‘Horse Girl’ character trope. Including Queer identity overlap, Horse Girl story tropes, and Movie!Aragorn/Viggo Mortensen, Arwen, Tom Bombadil, Beorn, Glorfindel, etc.
Episode 17 Talking "Angbang" with Cameron and Mercury Hosts & Guests(she/her) By day: a graphic designer and artist working in the visual and performing arts. By night: a Tolkien fan and scholar currently focused on researching Sauron, his development, his fandom...
We discuss the landscape of Queer and Intersectional Tolkien studies and what these important and fresh outlooks can contribute to Tolkien scholarship.
Help us mark our first birthday with a bit of reflection as Tim asks a few questions about their experience thus far.
Rory and Stuart from The Alliance of Arda join us to discuss Aromantic/Asexual (Aro/Ace) readings of Tolkien.
We cover the Tolkien Society Seminar, GIFcon, Mythopoeic Society’s Online Midsummer Seminar, our #TolkienTrewsday takeover, & the LOTR Magic: The Gathering set.
We examine Tolkien’s time as it relates to sexuality and queerness, and his opinions, experiences, and relationships.
We discuss Tolkien’s attitudes about his fans, critical interpretation & reader response to his works, and adaptation.
Reading some of our favourite Tolkien poems: ‘The Mewlips’ (1962), ‘Progress in Bimble Town’ (1931), and ‘Errantry’ (1933).
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