Hosts & Guests
Alicia
(she/they) A queer Tolkien scholar and Zelda nerd interested in adaptation, audience reception, and biography.
Grace
(she/her) An acquirer of books, a queer-rights activist, serves as as the Subscriptions Steward of the Mythopoeic Society, and is a Professional Nerd (okay, technically it’s an unpaid internship).
Leah
(she/her) Just another weird Tolkien geek living in the Grey Havens (also known as Seattle WA) with two rabbits and far too few books.
Resources
Books
Janet Brennan Croft, War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. Humphrey Carpenter.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings.
John Rosegrant, Tolkien, Enchantment, and Loss: Steps on the Developmental Journey.
Articles
Catherine Madsen, “A Woman of Valour: Éowyn in War and Peace.” Mallorn.
Brent D. Johnson, “Éowyn’s Grief.” Mythlore.
Steven Brett Carter, “Faramir and the Heroic Ideal of the Twentieth Century; or, How Aragorn Died at the Somme.” Mythlore.
Kelsey A Fuller-Shafer, “Middle-earth’s Middleman: Exploring the Contradictory Positionalities of Faramir in J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’.” Journal of Tolkien Research.
Amber Dunai, “Ofermod and Aristocratic Chivalry in J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Lord of the Rings,” Journal of Tolkien Research.
About This Episode
Part 2 of our 3-part discussion about the relationship between Eowyn and Faramir. This time, the focus is on Tolkien’s ‘author insert’ character, Faramir, and the nuances of his presentation of masculinity. How does Faramir’s softer, non-toxic masculinity compare against that of his father Denethor and brother Boromir? Where does Faramir fall on the gender spectrum? And next time, the conclusion diving into the queer aspects of Eowyn and Faramir as a couple!
Featured Art: New Line
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We discuss how Eowyn’s gender queerness and Faramir’s soft masculinity combine to form the Queer Relationship Voltron of “Bi Wife Energy”.
Episode 20 – Queer Readings: Eowyn & Faramir Part 1 – Eowyn
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Episode 19 – Shire Quick Post – NZ Trip, ‘Something Mighty Queer’ Seminar, and Recent Tolkien Scholarship
Alicia and Tim to recount highlights of their to New Zealand. Then we discuss the upcoming online seminar we’re hosting and some recent Tolkien scholarship.