Episode 26
Tolkien Adaptations Part 3: “The War of the Rohirrim” with Janet Brennan Croft
Hosts & Guests
Janet Brennan Croft
Position
Janet Brennan Croft is the author of War in the Works of J. R. R. Tolkien (Praeger, 2004; winner, Mythopoeic Society Award for Inklings Studies). She has also written on the Peter Jackson Middle-earth films, the Whedonverse, Orphan Black, J. K. Rowling, Terry Pratchett, Lois McMaster Bujold, The Devil Wears Prada, and other authors, TV shows, and movies. She is also editor or co-editor of many collections of literary essays. She edits the refereed scholarly journal Mythlore and is archivist and assistant editor of Slayage: The International Journal of Buffy+.
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.
About This Episode
We have a special treat with you this episode… a discussion about “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” with the film’s credited “Tolkien Expert” (and a Lodger herself), Janet Brennan Croft! Join us as we talk about Janet’s approach to encouraging lore accuracy and consistency in the film’s script, and how she pursued questions like “Could glasses and spyglasses reasonably exist in Middle-earth?”. We also explore queer readings of the film’s characters and narrative, especially Sapphic and ace/aro readings. And you can even hear Janet encourage Alicia to embark on her highly-anticipated rant on the “Watcher” creature and the cultural history of Japanese tentacle “art.”
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