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561: SilmFilm 7-07: Minor Storylines

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Today Maggie and Corey return to Tolkien in order to begin looking more carefully at the act of translation being done in the process of the conversion from book to film.

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 70,

recorded on April 8, 2024.

Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, 

on this SignumU Youtube channel    / signumuniversity


and SignumU Twitch channel   / signumu


Check the schedule here.   / schedule


For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/

You can watch or listen to the recordings here. 

   • Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Fr...


https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...

Hosts:

Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor

https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Dr. Maggie Parke

https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Join us on the Signum University Discord server:   https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv  

Follow our Twitter accounts for updates: 

Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor   / tolkienprof


Signum University   / signumu


Mythgard Institute   / mythgardian  

Rings and Realms:    / ringsandrealms


Corey and Maggie did a weekly analysis of Prime Video's epic adaptation of Tolkien’s mythos. Presented by Signum University and Studio Lab.

audio-only version recordings (podcast) https://ringsandrealms.fireside.fm/

Want to dive deeper into Tolkien's world?

Corey is offering several free and open weekly and biweekly programs on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and other topics at Mythgard Institute. https://mythgard.org/

You can check the live schedule here.   / schedule


More about the individual programs

Exploring the Lord of the Rings: a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story (and Stephen Colbert's favorite https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... ) https://mythgard.org/lotro/exlotr/

Mythgard Academy: in-depth seminars on fantasy, science fiction, and other speculative works https://mythgard.org/academy/

The Silmarillion Film Project/SilmFilm: a completely hypothetical discussion about what J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion would look like as a TV series https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/

Those recordings can be found on this Signum University Youtube channel as well as on our podcasts.

https://mythgard.org/listen/

Other Minds and Hands and SilmFilm recordings are on the Tolkien Professor podcast.

For those who feel reading the Silmarillion for the first time is a bit daunting.

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

Corey walks you through The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and even the volumes of History of Middle-earth series on his Mythgard Academy series.

https://mythgard.org/academy/

And here are more links if you dare.

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

Want more fan/fun gatherings? Check our news and events page for moots (in-person and virtual) and online events. https://signumuniversity.org/news-and...

We also provide affordable higher education and fun, engaging learning (Tolkien Studies, Imaginative Literature, Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature, and Germanic Philology)  at Signum University. https://signumuniversity.org/

About Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/about/

Signum University Graduate Program https://signumuniversity.org/admissio...

SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space Support The Tolkien Professor

569: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 70

Having planned the outline of Season 7, it is now time to think in a little more detail about the last quarter of the season: the Battle itself.

Join us on the Signum University Discord server:   https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv   Support The Tolkien Professor

570: SilmFilm 7-10: Nirnaeth Arnoediad

Happy Gondorian New Year!  Corey and Maggie celebrate the day with a discussion of their discussion of the adaptation of the Prologue to the Lord of the Rings.

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 68,

recorded on March 25, 2024.

Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, 

on this SignumU Youtube channel    / signumuniversity


and SignumU Twitch channel   / signumu


Check the schedule here.   / schedule


For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/

You can watch or listen to the recordings here. 

   • Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Fr...


https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...

Hosts:

Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor

https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Dr. Maggie Parke

https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Episode guest:

Ben Davis, from Studio Lab 

Studio Lab    / studiolabnh


Rings and Realms:    / ringsandrealms  

Join us on the Signum University Discord server:   / discord  

Follow our Twitter accounts for updates: 

Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor   / tolkienprof


Signum University   / signumu


Mythgard Institute   / mythgardian  

Rings and Realms:    / ringsandrealms


Corey and Maggie did a weekly analysis of Prime Video's epic adaptation of Tolkien’s mythos. Presented by Signum University and Studio Lab.

audio-only version recordings (podcast) https://ringsandrealms.fireside.fm/

Want to dive deeper into Tolkien's world?

Corey is offering several free and open weekly and biweekly programs on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and other topics at Mythgard Institute. https://mythgard.org/

You can check the live schedule here.   / schedule


More about the individual programs

Exploring the Lord of the Rings: a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story (and Stephen Colbert's favorite https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... ) https://mythgard.org/lotro/exlotr/

Mythgard Academy: in-depth seminars on fantasy, science fiction, and other speculative works https://mythgard.org/academy/

The Silmarillion Film Project/SilmFilm: a completely hypothetical discussion about what J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion would look like as a TV series https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/

Those recordings can be found on this Signum University Youtube channel as well as on our podcasts.

https://mythgard.org/listen/

Other Minds and Hands and SilmFilm recordings are on the Tolkien Professor podcast.

For those who feel reading the Silmarillion for the first time is a bit daunting.

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

Corey walks you through The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and even the volumes of History of Middle-earth series on his Mythgard Academy series.

https://mythgard.org/academy/

And here are more links if you dare.

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

Want more fan/fun gatherings? Check our news and events page for moots (in-person and virtual) and online events. https://signumuniversity.org/news-and...

We also provide affordable higher education and fun, engaging learning (Tolkien Studies, Imaginative Literature, Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature, and Germanic Philology)  at Signum University. https://signumuniversity.org/

About Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/about/

Signum University Graduate Program https://signumuniversity.org/admissio...

SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space Support The Tolkien Professor

567: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 68

Maggie and Corey make a brief return to Arrakis this evening, joined once more by our resident Dune experts, Dom Nardi and Trevor Brierly

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 69,

recorded on April 1, 2024.

Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, 

on this SignumU Youtube channel    / signumuniversity


and SignumU Twitch channel   / signumu


Check the schedule here.   / schedule


For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/

You can watch or listen to the recordings here. 

   • Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Fr...


https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...

Hosts:

Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor

https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Dr. Maggie Parke

https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Episode guest:

Dom Nardi

Trevor Brierly

  / dunescholars


Discovering Dune https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/di...

  / 61896505  

Join us on the Signum University Discord server:   / discord  

Follow our Twitter accounts for updates: 

Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor   / tolkienprof


Signum University   / signumu


Mythgard Institute   / mythgardian  

Rings and Realms:    / ringsandrealms


Corey and Maggie did a weekly analysis of Prime Video's epic adaptation of Tolkien’s mythos. Presented by Signum University and Studio Lab.

audio-only version recordings (podcast) https://ringsandrealms.fireside.fm/

Want to dive deeper into Tolkien's world?

Corey is offering several free and open weekly and biweekly programs on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and other topics at Mythgard Institute. https://mythgard.org/

You can check the live schedule here.   / schedule


More about the individual programs

Exploring the Lord of the Rings: a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story (and Stephen Colbert's favorite https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... ) https://mythgard.org/lotro/exlotr/

Mythgard Academy: in-depth seminars on fantasy, science fiction, and other speculative works https://mythgard.org/academy/

The Silmarillion Film Project/SilmFilm: a completely hypothetical discussion about what J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion would look like as a TV series https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/

Those recordings can be found on this Signum University Youtube channel as well as on our podcasts.

https://mythgard.org/listen/

Other Minds and Hands and SilmFilm recordings are on the Tolkien Professor podcast.

For those who feel reading the Silmarillion for the first time is a bit daunting.

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

Corey walks you through The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and even the volumes of History of Middle-earth series on his Mythgard Academy series.

https://mythgard.org/academy/

And here are more links if you dare.

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

Want more fan/fun gatherings? Check our news and events page for moots (in-person and virtual) and online events. https://signumuniversity.org/news-and...

We also provide affordable higher education and fun, engaging learning (Tolkien Studies, Imaginative Literature, Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature, and Germanic Philology)  at Signum University. https://signumuniversity.org/

About Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/about/

Signum University Graduate Program https://signumuniversity.org/admissio...

SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space Support The Tolkien Professor

568: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 69

Maggie and Corey turn from Arrakis and return to their Children's Lit Adaptation sub-theme with Peter Pan.

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 67,

recorded on March 18 2024.

Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, 

on this SignumU Youtube channel    / signumuniversity


and SignumU Twitch channel   / signumu


Check the schedule here.   / schedule


For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/

You can watch or listen to the recordings here. 

   • Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Fr...


https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...

Hosts:

Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor

https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Dr. Maggie Parke

https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Join us on the Signum University Discord server:   https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Follow our Twitter accounts for updates: 

Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor   / tolkienprof


Signum University   / signumu


Mythgard Institute   / mythgardian  

Rings and Realms:    / ringsandrealms


Corey and Maggie did a weekly analysis of Prime Video's epic adaptation of Tolkien’s mythos. Presented by Signum University and Studio Lab.

audio-only version recordings (podcast) https://ringsandrealms.fireside.fm/

Want to dive deeper into Tolkien's world?

Corey is offering several free and open weekly and biweekly programs on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and other topics at Mythgard Institute. https://mythgard.org/

You can check the live schedule here.   / schedule


More about the individual programs

Exploring the Lord of the Rings: a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story (and Stephen Colbert's favorite https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... ) https://mythgard.org/lotro/exlotr/

Mythgard Academy: in-depth seminars on fantasy, science fiction, and other speculative works https://mythgard.org/academy/

The Silmarillion Film Project/SilmFilm: a completely hypothetical discussion about what J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion would look like as a TV series https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/

Those recordings can be found on this Signum University Youtube channel as well as on our podcasts.

https://mythgard.org/listen/

Other Minds and Hands and SilmFilm recordings are on the Tolkien Professor podcast.

For those who feel reading the Silmarillion for the first time is a bit daunting.

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

Corey walks you through The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and even the volumes of History of Middle-earth series on his Mythgard Academy series.

https://mythgard.org/academy/

And here are more links if you dare.

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures...

Want more fan/fun gatherings? Check our news and events page for moots (in-person and virtual) and online events. https://signumuniversity.org/news-and...

We also provide affordable higher education and fun, engaging learning (Tolkien Studies, Imaginative Literature, Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature, and Germanic Philology)  at Signum University. https://signumuniversity.org/

About Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/about/

Signum University Graduate Program https://signumuniversity.org/admissio...

SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space Support The Tolkien Professor

561: SilmFilm 7-07: Minor Storylines

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