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The Tolkien Professor

The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, Assistant Professor of English at Washington College in Maryland. Find me on Facebook at “The Tolkien Professor,” on Twitter at @tolkienprof, or at my website at www.tolkienprofessor.com. I have also begun a grand new venture: the Mythgard Institute, offering courses on Tolkien studies for credit at the MA level, or just for fun! Join us at www.mythgard.org.

Latest Episodes:

463: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 2 Mar 13, 2022

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Today we have both cohosts, and we are also joined by our first guest: Knewbettadobetta, whom you can follow on TikTok. Today we'll discuss the significance of background lore choices and what it means for an adaptation to be "faithful".

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 2,
recorded on March 9, 2022

Hosts:
Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkein Professor
https://signumuniversity.org/director...
Dr. Maggie Parke
https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Episode guest:
Knewbettadobetta
Twitter https://twitter.com/Knewbettadobet1
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@knewbettadobetta
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMight...

Other Minds and Hands takes place (almost) every week at 4 pm US Eastern, Wednesday,
on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUnive...
and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/

Dr. Corey Olsen 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/
Those recordings can be found on this Signum University Youtube channel as well as on our podcasts.
https://mythgard.org/listen/
The audio versions of this show will be added to the Tolkien Professor podcast.

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/
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462: SilmFilm 6-06: Nargothrond and Doriath Mar 09, 2022

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So how do we shape the Nargothrond and Doriath suplots of the Beren and Luthien story?

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461: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 1 Feb 27, 2022

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Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 1,
recorded on February 23, 2022

In the first episode of Other Minds and Hands, Corey Olsen gives an introduction to Tolkien adaptation, starting with Tolkien’s vision for his legendarium from his famous Letter to Milton Waldman, and then addressing some of the widespread reactions to the upcoming Amazon adaptation.

Next episode will be at 4 pm US Eastern, Wednesday, March 9.

Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkein Professor
https://signumuniversity.org/director...
Dr. Maggie Parke
https://signumuniversity.org/director...

We also provide affordable higher education and fun, engaging learning 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/

Events https://signumuniversity.org/event/

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460: SilmFilm 6-05: Glaurung, Thingol, and...? Feb 21, 2022

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So, what exactly is Glaurung up to during the Beren and Luthien story?

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459: Character Posters from #LOTRROP: Who are these people? Part 2 Feb 08, 2022

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Let's discuss the Character Posters that dropped today!

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458: Character Posters from #LOTRROP: Who are these people? Part 1 Feb 08, 2022

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