Tolkien among Scholars (18 June 2016) - Call for Papers
The Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) and the Dutch Tolkien Society Unquendor proudly organise the 7th Unquendor Lustrum Conference 2016, entitled ‘Tolkien among Scholars’, to take place on Saturday 18 June, 2016.
This conference invites Tolkien scholars to present their research on Tolkien’s place within academia, both as a scholar himself and as the author of fictional works of fantasy that have been the subject of scholarly enquiry since their publication. What impact did Tolkien have as an academic? How was Tolkien’s Middle-Earth influenced by his academic interests? How have Tolkien and his fictional work been regarded and studied by scholars, both past and present?
Proposals
The 7th Unquendor Lustrum Conference 2016 'Tolkien among Scholars' welcomes papers from all disciplines. Possible themes for papers may revolve around, but are not limited to, the following concepts:
Tolkien’s academic work, including his Beowulf translation
Tolkien’s fictional work in the academic curriculum, scholars of Tolkien
Scholarship and science in Middle-Earth
Tolkien and other scholars
Reception of Tolkien in- and outside of academia
Please send your proposal (max. 300 words) to present a 30-minute paper along with a brief bio (150 words) before 31-12-2015 to lustrumpapers@unquendor.nl
You will be notified whether or not your paper has been selected by 31-01-2016. Should you have any questions regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to contact the organizing committee at the same email address.
A selection of papers will be published as conference proceedings in the journal Lembas Extra. Unfortunately we cannot offer financial support for travel or accommodation expenses.