The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature

The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature is a free public lecture delivered annually at Pembroke College, Oxford University.

The series was founded by Pembroke postgraduate students Will Badger and Gabriel Schenk in memory of J.R.R. Tolkien, who was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke from 1925 until 1945. The aim of the series is to stimulate more serious study of fantasy literature at Oxford University and beyond. The lecture can be on any subject dealing with fantasy, science fiction, horror, or related speculative genres.[1]

The Pembroke College Middle Common Room announced the series in 2012,[2] and the first lecture was delivered on 18 January 2013 by fantasy writer Kij Johnson.[3][4]

The latest lecture was given by Victoria 'V.E.' Schwab in 2018.[5]

Science Fiction critic, writer, and publisher Cheryl Morgan regularly blogs about the lecture series on her website.[6][7][8][9][10] Fantasy author Juliet E. McKenna has also written about the series.[11]

History

DateLecturerTitle
May 1, 2018Victoria 'V.E.' SchwabIn Search of Doors
April 27, 2017Susan CooperA Catch of the Breath
May 26, 2016Terri WindlingTolkien’s Long Shadow: Reflections on Fantasy Literature in the Post-Tolkien Era
May 13, 2015Lev GrossmanFear and Loathing in Aslan’s Land
May 2, 2014Adam RobertsTolkien and Women
January 18, 2013Kij JohnsonInaugural Pembroke Lecture on Fantasy Literature in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien

References

  1. ↑ About Us, The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature
  2. ↑ Announcing the First Annual Pembroke Lecture on Fantasy Literature in Honour of JRR Tolkien, The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature, December 6, 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Matt Handley, Pembroke To Introduce Fantasy Lecture, The Oxford Student, January 10, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Matthew Reza, Writing the Fantastic, The Oxonian Review, January 18, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Louis Morris, , Pembroke College, Oxford, May 4, 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Cheryl Morgan, V.E. Schwab’s Tolkien Lecture, Cheryl's Mewsings, May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ Cheryl Morgan, Susan Cooper’s Tolkien Lecture, Cheryl's Mewsings, April 28, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  8. ↑ Cheryl Morgan, Terri Windling’s Tolkien Lecture, Cheryl's Mewsings, May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  9. ↑ Cheryl Morgan, 2015 Tolkien Memorial Lecture from @leverus, Cheryl's Mewsings, May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ Cheryl Morgan, The Tolkien Lecture, Cheryl's Mewsings, January 20, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  11. ↑ Juliet E. McKenna, Interesting things of the week; thoughts on Tolkien, writing careers and gender stereotypes, May 27, 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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