The Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, Univ. of Glasgow is sponsoring two sessions at the 58th InternationalCongress on Medieval Studies, to be held in a hybrid format (virtual and face-to-face sessions), May 11–13, 2023:
Friday, May 12, 2023, 1:30pm EDT (i.e., New York Time) #255
Tolkien and Medieval Constructions of Race (A Roundtable) (Virtual)
Sponsor: Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, Univ. of Glasgow
Presider: Kristine A. Swank, Univ. of Glasgow Organizer: Mariana Rios Maldonado, Univ. of Glasgow
A roundtable discussion with Robin Anne Reid, Independent Scholar; Luke Shelton, Univ. of Glasgow; Mercury Natis, Signum Univ.; Toni DiNardo, Univ. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill; and Lars Olaf Johnson, Cornell Univ.
Respondent: Mariana Rios Maldonado
Photo by Eileen Gunn
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10:00am EDT (i.e., New York Time) #328
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Marvelous Medievalism (F2F, Schneider Hall Room 1120)
Sponsor: Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, Univ. of Glasgow Presider: Larry Swain, Signum Univ. Organizer: Kristine A. Swank, Univ. of Glasgow
- “Guilt within the walls”: Imprisoned Characters in Le Guin’s Short Stories– Lily T. Tun, Texas A&M Univ.
- “She too is a patterner”: Arachnids in Earthsea and “Buffalo Gals”– Kristine A. Swank
- World-Building and Language Invention: The Kesh Language of Ursula K. LeGuin’s Always Coming Home– Andrew Higgins, Independent Scholar
Additionally, Luke Shelton, University of Glasgow, is presiding over the following session:
Friday, May 12, 2023, 10:00am EDT (i.e., New York Time) #204
Virtual Religion along the Tolkienian Fantasy Tradition: New Medievalist Narratives (Virtual)
Sponsor: Tales after Tolkien Society Presider: Luke Shelton, Univ. of Glasgow Organizer: Geoffrey B. Elliott, Independent Scholar
- Do You Even Pray Though? Examining the Worship of the Great Mother Goddess in Tamora Pierce’s Tortall Universe– Rachel Sikorski, Independent Scholar
- Playing with Medieval(ist?) Religion in Forum-Based Play-by-Post Roleplaying Games: A Case Study– Geoffrey B. Elliott