At the end of February, I was invited by the duo Pallas Athéné, who create educational Art History videos, to talk about Tolkien and illustrations.
Continuer la lecture de Tolkien & illustration – a video interviewTolkien Society Seminar 2020: abstract
The Tolkien Society has a tradition of hosting a short summer seminar to gather together researchers and non-academics on a specific topic. It is held most years since 1986 and has covered a wide range of subjects which you can browse here.
Continuer la lecture de Tolkien Society Seminar 2020: abstractInterview with Alan Lee (BnF, 6 February 2020) – part 3
The document below is a transcription of the interview with Alan Lee I hosted for the French national Library on 6 February 2020.
Continuer la lecture de Interview with Alan Lee (BnF, 6 February 2020) – part 3Interview with Alan Lee (BnF, 6 February 2020) – part 2
The document below is a transcription of the interview with Alan Lee I hosted for the French national Library on 6 February 2020.
Continuer la lecture de Interview with Alan Lee (BnF, 6 February 2020) – part 2Interview with Alan Lee (BnF, 6 February 2020) – part 1
The document below is a transcription of the interview with Alan Lee I hosted for the French national Library on 6 February 2020.
Continuer la lecture de Interview with Alan Lee (BnF, 6 February 2020) – part 1Tolkien in books: the BnF exhibition catalogues
To accompany the Tolkien exhibition, the French national Library (BnF) has published not just one, but two catalogues: a “black” version, the most complete, and a “white” version, with fewer pages.
Continuer la lecture de Tolkien in books: the BnF exhibition cataloguesInterview with Alan Lee at the BnF – 6th February 2020
The cycle of conferences about Tolkien at the French national Library came to a close on Thursday 6th February with an interview of Alan Lee.
Continuer la lecture de Interview with Alan Lee at the BnF – 6th February 2020Middle-earth in Paris
From October 22 to February 16, a portal to Middle-earth is set up along the Seine. The BnF – French national Library – is hosting one of the largest exhibitions about Tolkien ever. It is the first time this institution celebrates a foreign writer, and, as its director told the first lucky visitors (among which I was), they didn’t choose Shakespeare, Goethe, Dante or Cervantes. They chose Tolkien.
Continuer la lecture de Middle-earth in ParisAn update on public speaking
Things seem to have accelerated in the past weeks. This summer I gave my very first conference as a PhD student, and in the past month I’ve given two more, in wildly different contexts. Each time was an occasion to learn I am grateful for.
Continuer la lecture de An update on public speakingAn interview to rule them all
One morning long ago in the quiet of the world, sitting in front of a hobbit-appropriate pile of pancakes, I had an idea.
Continuer la lecture de An interview to rule them allTolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day Five
Even the best things have to end, and it was finally time for a last morning of conferences. I treated myself to a workshop in the first part of the morning, because talks on Tolkien and politics or religion, though interesting, would not help directly my thesis, before the last two talks.
Continuer la lecture de Tolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day FiveTolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day Four
After most of the stress had left me on Friday at 11.30 (see previous episode), I was finally enjoying myself immensely, but sadly it made time fly by. Saturday went by in a delightful rush of talks.
Continuer la lecture de Tolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day FourTolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day Three
The third day in Birmingham was the one I was both looking forward to and dreading.
Continuer la lecture de Tolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day ThreeTolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day Two
Day Two started at 9.00 with a missed opportunity: one of the talks I was most excited about (“Clothing in Tolkien’s world and what we can see through its historical analysis” by Ester Torredelforth) was scheduled in one of the smaller rooms and when I arrived it was already full to the brim. I took my frustration upstairs to the Dealers’ Room where I found a pristine copy of one of the last books I needed to buy for my thesis: Tales from the Perilous Realm illustrated by Alan Lee, a beautiful HarperCollins volume with pencil drawings throughout, some of them full-page.
Continuer la lecture de Tolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day TwoTolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day One
Since coming back from Birmingham (and surviving a nightmare of a return journey), I’ve tried to find the words to write a report about these five days of conferences, friendship and general Tolkien extravaganza.
Continuer la lecture de Tolkien2019, a long-expected report – Day One