Events diary

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2008

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Date/Area	Description
28 Nov Cardiff, UK	Book Launch: Tolkien, Race and Cultural History Book Launch of "Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits", by Dimitra Fimi. More Info Venue: Cardiff University Centre for Lifelong Learning Web site: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/ Contact details: CumiskeyKA AT cardiff DOT ac DOT uk Phone: 029 2087 9330 Postal Address: Cardiff University Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff, CF24 4AG
6 Dec - 8 Dec Samper de Calanda (Teruel), Spain	III Mereth Bizar Barazimbaru The third thematic gathering of smial Khazad-dûm, the Spanish Tolkien Society (Sociedad Tolkien Española), based around Durin's People; this year the heroic battle of Azanulbizar. Venue: Samper de Calanda Web site: http://lafraguademahal.blogspot.com/2008/10/iii-mereth-bizar-barazimbaru-programa.html Contact details: selerkala AT hotmail DOT com

Date/Area

Description

28 Nov

Cardiff, UK

Book Launch: Tolkien, Race and Cultural History

Book Launch of "Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits", by Dimitra Fimi.

More Info

Venue: Cardiff University Centre for Lifelong Learning

Web site: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/

Contact details: CumiskeyKA AT cardiff DOT ac DOT uk

Phone: 029 2087 9330

Postal Address: Cardiff University Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff, CF24 4AG

6 Dec - 8 Dec

Samper de Calanda (Teruel), Spain

III Mereth Bizar Barazimbaru

The third thematic gathering of smial Khazad-dûm, the Spanish Tolkien Society (Sociedad Tolkien Española), based around Durin's People; this year the heroic battle of Azanulbizar.

Venue: Samper de Calanda

Web site: http://lafraguademahal.blogspot.com/2008/10/iii-mereth-bizar-barazimbaru-programa.html

Contact details: selerkala AT hotmail DOT com

2009

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Date/Area	Description
2 Jan Covington, USA	Happy Birthday Professor Tolkien! Join us for a celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'eleventy sixth' birthday (that is 116 for all who are unfamiliar with Hobbitish). There will be an all day showing of the Lord of the Rings films, books to check out and a card to sign. Venue: Mary Ann Mongan Library, 502 Scott Boulevard Web site: http://www.kentonlibrary.org/events/index.php?id=11947
11 Apr - 12 Apr Vermont, USA	Tolkien at the University of Vermont 2009 Tolkien at the University of Vermont 2009, an academic conference devoted to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, will be held at the UVM in Burlington , Vermont on Saturday, April 11th and Sunday, April 12th. The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Jane Chance of Rice University. Venue: University of Vermont Contact details: cvaccaro AT uvm DOT edu
24 Apr - 29 Apr Hanover (Germany)	2009 DTG Tolkien Seminar Violence, Conflict and War in Tolkien The 2009 DTG Seminar invites scholars from all walks of academia to explore violence, conflict and war in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien from these and other differing angles. Possible topics include content as well as formal and structural elements of Tolkien’s writings – from imagery via narrative structures to myth, their sources and analogues, issues of Otherness (including racial and gendered differences), questions of justice and ethics, concern with technology, etc. Conference languages are English and German. Venue: Leibniz University Web site: http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/deutsche-tolkien-gesellschaft/tolkien-seminar-2/ Contact details: http://anfragen DOT tolkiengesellschaft DOT de/
19 Jun - 21 Jun Chester, UK	Aetherica A fantasy convention covering everything from fairy tales to Tolkien. Featuring panels, presentations and workshops ranging from the serious, such as literary discussions and analysis, to the frivolous, such as dragon racing and castle building. Guests of Honour include Peter Beagle (author of The Last Unicorn), Joe Abercrombie (author of the First Law trilogy) and Graham Higgins (Artist Guest of Honour). Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester Web site: http://www.aetherica.org Contact details: info AT aetherica DOT org
17 Jul - 20 Jul Los Angeles, California - USA	Mythcon 40 The 40th Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society; back in Southern California for the first time since 1997 and our debut appearance at the very appealing UCLA. We will occupy UCLA's DeNeve Plaza, which means great accessibility, amenities, and comfort. GOHs are James A. Owen, author and artist, and Diana Pavlac Glyer, Inklings scholar and author. Daytime programming will include excellent scholarly and amusing papers and panels; evening events run to fun. The annual presentation of the Mythopoeic Awards will take place at the banquet. Do come join us! Venue: UCLA Web site: http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/40/ Contact details: mythcon AT mythsoc DOT org
31 Dec - 12 Apr Burlington, Vermont, USA	Tolkien in Vermont Tolkien at the University of Vermont 2009, an academic conference devoted to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, will be held at the UVM in Burlington, VT on Saturday, April 11th and Sunday, April 12th. The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Jane Chance of Rice University. The conference organizers seek 20-minute papers on any topic related to Tolkien or his texts, but the following topic will be given priority consideration: sex and/or gender in Middle-earth or related to Tolkien’s life or works. Venue: University of Vermont Web site: http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2008/11/08/30519-tolkien-in-vermont-april-2009-call-for-papers/ Contact details: cvaccaro AT uvm DOT edu

Date/Area

Description

2 Jan

Covington, USA

Happy Birthday Professor Tolkien!

Join us for a celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'eleventy sixth' birthday (that is 116 for all who are unfamiliar with Hobbitish). There will be an all day showing of the Lord of the Rings films, books to check out and a card to sign.

Venue: Mary Ann Mongan Library, 502 Scott Boulevard

Web site: http://www.kentonlibrary.org/events/index.php?id=11947

11 Apr - 12 Apr

Vermont, USA

Tolkien at the University of Vermont 2009

Tolkien at the University of Vermont 2009, an academic conference devoted to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, will be held at the UVM in Burlington , Vermont on Saturday, April 11th and Sunday, April 12th. The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Jane Chance of Rice University.

Venue: University of Vermont

Contact details: cvaccaro AT uvm DOT edu

24 Apr - 29 Apr

Hanover (Germany)

2009 DTG Tolkien Seminar

Violence, Conflict and War in Tolkien

The 2009 DTG Seminar invites scholars from all walks of academia to explore violence, conflict and war in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien from these and other differing angles. Possible topics include content as well as formal and structural elements of Tolkien’s writings – from imagery via narrative structures to myth, their sources and analogues, issues of Otherness (including racial and gendered differences), questions of justice and ethics, concern with technology, etc.

Conference languages are English and German.

Venue: Leibniz University

Web site: http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/deutsche-tolkien-gesellschaft/tolkien-seminar-2/

Contact details: http://anfragen DOT tolkiengesellschaft DOT de/

19 Jun - 21 Jun

Chester, UK

Aetherica

A fantasy convention covering everything from fairy tales to Tolkien. Featuring panels, presentations and workshops ranging from the serious, such as literary discussions and analysis, to the frivolous, such as dragon racing and castle building.

Guests of Honour include Peter Beagle (author of The Last Unicorn), Joe Abercrombie (author of the First Law trilogy) and Graham Higgins (Artist Guest of Honour).

Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester

Web site: http://www.aetherica.org

Contact details: info AT aetherica DOT org

17 Jul - 20 Jul

Los Angeles, California - USA

Mythcon 40

The 40th Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society; back in Southern California for the first time since 1997 and our debut appearance at the very appealing UCLA. We will occupy UCLA's DeNeve Plaza, which means great accessibility, amenities, and comfort.

GOHs are James A. Owen, author and artist, and Diana Pavlac Glyer, Inklings scholar and author. Daytime programming will include excellent scholarly and amusing papers and panels; evening events run to fun.

The annual presentation of the Mythopoeic Awards will take place at the banquet. Do come join us!

Venue: UCLA

Web site: http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/40/

Contact details: mythcon AT mythsoc DOT org

31 Dec - 12 Apr

Burlington, Vermont, USA

Tolkien in Vermont

Tolkien at the University of Vermont 2009, an academic conference devoted to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, will be held at the UVM in Burlington, VT on Saturday, April 11th and Sunday, April 12th. The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Jane Chance of Rice University. The conference organizers seek 20-minute papers on any topic related to Tolkien or his texts, but the following topic will be given priority consideration: sex and/or gender in Middle-earth or related to Tolkien’s life or works.

Venue: University of Vermont

Web site: http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2008/11/08/30519-tolkien-in-vermont-april-2009-call-for-papers/

Contact details: cvaccaro AT uvm DOT edu

2012

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Date/Area	Description
16 Aug - 20 Aug Loughborough, UK	The Return of the Ring A Gathering of Friends celebrating Tolkien in 2012. Five days of lectures, workshops and other events, including a ceilidh, a costume masquerade, dealers room, art show and a banquet. Venue: Loughborough University Web site: http://www.returnofthering.org Contact details: secretary AT returnofthering DOT org

Date/Area

Description

16 Aug - 20 Aug

Loughborough, UK

The Return of the Ring

A Gathering of Friends celebrating Tolkien in 2012.

Five days of lectures, workshops and other events, including a ceilidh, a costume masquerade, dealers room, art show and a banquet.

Venue: Loughborough University

Web site: http://www.returnofthering.org

Contact details: secretary AT returnofthering DOT org

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