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
Amilcar Cabral, Return to the Source: Selected Texts of Amilcar Cabral. Ed. Tsenay Serequeberhan
Tom Shippey, The Road to Middle-earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology.
Michael N. Stanton, Hobbits, Elves and Wizards; Exploring the Wonders and Worlds of J.R.R.Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
Donald Swan, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Road Goes Ever on.
J.R.R. Tolkien, Leaf by Niggle.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. Humphrey Carpenter.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of Middle-earth. Ed. Christopher Tolkien.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion. Ed. Christopher Tolkien.
J.R.R. Tolkien, Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth. Ed. Christopher Tolkien.
Robert J. C. Young, Postcolonialism: An Historical Introduction.
Articles
Víctor Barros, “Introduction. Amílcar Cabral and the Idea of Anticolonial Revolution.” Lusotopie.
Ronald J. Horvath, “A Definition of Colonialism.” Current Anthropology.
Romuald Ian Lakowski, “The Fall and Repentance of Galadriel.” Mythlore.
About This Episode
In the second part of our ‘Queer Reading’ of Galadriel, Leah leads Grace and Alicia through a deep-dive discussion into some of the character’s flaws and journey to redemption. Pride, colonialism, revenge, sub-creation, and more! Plus, how does Galadriel stack up against one of Arda’s worst decision-makers, Feanor?
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