Writing from Ithilien

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Tolkien scholarship (conferences, publishing, research, & esp. bibliographies!). ETA: after my June 7 post, I need to warn about an addiction to discursive footnotes and blending academic analysis with reader response (my own!).

About Robin

Life-long sff fan, retired English prof now independent scholar. I began this Substack to promote virtual and hybrid conferences relating to Tolkien scholars. But I am now exploring ideas for my own projects and sharing what others are writing.

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