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  • 602: SilmFilm 7-21: Episode 6

    Tonight, Corey and Marie and Nick discuss episode 6 of season 7: the first episode of the Union of Maedhros summit meeting.

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

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    2 hr 32 min
  • 603: SilmFilm 7-22: Episode 7

    Nick and Marie join Corey to discuss Episode 7 of Season 7 -- the second half of the Union of Maedhros summit meeting.

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

    Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQ

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    2 hr 5 min
  • 601: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 91

    Corey Olsen and Maggie Parke turn at last to a detailed discussion of The War of the Rohirrim!Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 91,

    recorded on December 30, 2024.Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project:
    Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=user_menuThank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here.
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIW4X_6biE7MLLGssLtApH8PJoin us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
    on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity
    and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
    Check the schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
    For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
    You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY
    https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribeHosts:
    Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/corey-olsen/
    Dr. Maggie Parke
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/maggie-parke/Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvFollow our Twitter accounts for updates:
    Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor https://twitter.com/tolkienprof
    Signum University https://twitter.com/SignumU
    Mythgard Institute https://twitter.com/mythgardianRings and Realms: https://www.youtube.com/c/RingsandRealms
    Corey and Maggie's 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. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/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/2019/06/03/magazine/stephen-colbert-politics-religion.html ) 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/courses/silmarillion-seminar/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/courses/the-undergraduate-tolkien-survey/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/faerie-and-fantasy/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/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-events/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/admissions/grad-program/
    SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space

    Support The Tolkien Professor

    1 hr 21 min
  • 600: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 90

    It's Christmas week, and Maggie and Corey return to the Christmas Carol for some close analysis of parallel scenes: The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 90,

    recorded on December 23, 2024.Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project:
    Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=user_menuAnnual Fundraising Campaign started. Please consider supporting Signum University. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQJoin us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
    on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity
    and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
    Check the schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
    For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
    You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY
    https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribeHosts:
    Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/corey-olsen/
    Dr. Maggie Parke
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/maggie-parke/Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvFollow our Twitter accounts for updates:
    Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor https://twitter.com/tolkienprof
    Signum University https://twitter.com/SignumU
    Mythgard Institute https://twitter.com/mythgardianRings and Realms: https://www.youtube.com/c/RingsandRealms
    Corey and Maggie's 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. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/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/2019/06/03/magazine/stephen-colbert-politics-religion.html ) 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/courses/silmarillion-seminar/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/courses/the-undergraduate-tolkien-survey/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/faerie-and-fantasy/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/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-events/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/admissions/grad-program/
    SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space

    Support The Tolkien Professor

    1 hr 29 min
  • 598: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 89

    Maggie returns from her whirlwind experience on the red carpet in London to discuss the War of the Rohirrim premiere with Corey.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 89,

    recorded on December 9, 2024.Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQJoin us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
    on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity
    and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
    Check the schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
    For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
    You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY
    https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribeHosts:
    Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/corey-olsen/
    Dr. Maggie Parke
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/maggie-parke/Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvFollow our Twitter accounts for updates:
    Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor https://twitter.com/tolkienprof
    Signum University https://twitter.com/SignumU
    Mythgard Institute https://twitter.com/mythgardianRings and Realms: https://www.youtube.com/c/RingsandRealms
    Corey and Maggie's 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. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/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/2019/06/03/magazine/stephen-colbert-politics-religion.html ) 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/courses/silmarillion-seminar/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/courses/the-undergraduate-tolkien-survey/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/faerie-and-fantasy/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/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-events/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/admissions/grad-program/
    SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space

    Support The Tolkien Professor

    1 hr 17 min
  • 599: SilmFilm 7-20: Episode 5

    SilmFilm is back, and tonight we discuss Episode 5, in which Galadriel does diplomacy with the Emperor of Bree.

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

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    2 hr 32 min
  • 597: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 88

    Corey and Maggie are joined today by special guest Leith McPherson, dialect coach for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (and the Hobbit films!).Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 88,

    recorded on December 2, 2024.We are sorry for the audio issues for this episode.Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQJoin us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
    on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity
    and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
    Check the schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
    For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
    You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY
    https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribeHosts:
    Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/corey-olsen/
    Dr. Maggie Parke
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/maggie-parke/Episode guest:
    Leith McPherson, dialect coach for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (and the Hobbit films!)Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvFollow our Twitter accounts for updates:
    Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor https://twitter.com/tolkienprof
    Signum University https://twitter.com/SignumU
    Mythgard Institute https://twitter.com/mythgardianRings and Realms: https://www.youtube.com/c/RingsandRealms
    Corey and Maggie's 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. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/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/2019/06/03/magazine/stephen-colbert-politics-religion.html ) 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/courses/silmarillion-seminar/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/courses/the-undergraduate-tolkien-survey/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/faerie-and-fantasy/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/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-events/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/admissions/grad-program/
    SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space

    Support The Tolkien Professor

    1 hr 30 min
  • 596: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 87

    Corey and Maggie return to War of the Rohirrim, looking through a couple recent promo videos for the upcoming adaptation.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 87,

    recorded on November 18, 2024.Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
    on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity
    and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
    Check the schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
    For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
    You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY
    https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribeHosts:
    Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/corey-olsen/
    Dr. Maggie Parke
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/maggie-parke/Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvFollow our Twitter accounts for updates:
    Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor https://twitter.com/tolkienprof
    Signum University https://twitter.com/SignumU
    Mythgard Institute https://twitter.com/mythgardianRings and Realms: https://www.youtube.com/c/RingsandRealms
    Corey and Maggie's 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. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/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/2019/06/03/magazine/stephen-colbert-politics-religion.html ) 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/courses/silmarillion-seminar/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/courses/the-undergraduate-tolkien-survey/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/faerie-and-fantasy/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/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-events/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/admissions/grad-program/
    SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space

    Support The Tolkien Professor

    1 hr 21 min
  • 595: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 86

    Corey and Maggie are delighted to have Jordan Rannells back to talk about his new adaptation project: the Hobbit Soundscape.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 86,

    recorded on November 11, 2024.Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
    on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity
    and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
    Check the schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
    For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
    You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY
    https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribeHosts:
    Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/corey-olsen/
    Dr. Maggie Parke
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/maggie-parke/Episode guest:
    Jordan Rannells
    Website: https://jordanrannells.com/
    Discount code: SIGNUM25Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvFollow our Twitter accounts for updates:
    Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor https://twitter.com/tolkienprof
    Signum University https://twitter.com/SignumU
    Mythgard Institute https://twitter.com/mythgardianRings and Realms: https://www.youtube.com/c/RingsandRealms
    Corey and Maggie's 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. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/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/2019/06/03/magazine/stephen-colbert-politics-religion.html ) 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/courses/silmarillion-seminar/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/courses/the-undergraduate-tolkien-survey/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/faerie-and-fantasy/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/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-events/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/admissions/grad-program/
    SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space

    Support The Tolkien Professor

    1 hr 21 min
  • 594: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 85

    Corey and Maggie return to the War of the Rohirrim Tapestry.Thank you for all your help in funding Rings and Realms Season Two.

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 85,
    recorded on November 4, 2024.Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
    on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity
    and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
    Check the schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
    For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
    You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY
    https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribeHosts:
    Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/corey-olsen/
    Dr. Maggie Parke
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/maggie-parke/Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvFollow our Twitter accounts for updates:
    Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor https://twitter.com/tolkienprof
    Signum University https://twitter.com/SignumU
    Mythgard Institute https://twitter.com/mythgardianRings and Realms: https://www.youtube.com/c/RingsandRealms
    Corey and Maggie's 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. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/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/2019/06/03/magazine/stephen-colbert-politics-religion.html ) 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/courses/silmarillion-seminar/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/courses/the-undergraduate-tolkien-survey/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/faerie-and-fantasy/
    https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/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-events/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/admissions/grad-program/
    SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space

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