Signum Symposia
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Episodes: 116
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Signum Symposia comprise a collection of conversations across a wide range of topics appealing to both fans and scholars of literature. Episodes include chats with members of Signum's world class faculty, presentations by students in our Masters program and interviews with some of the leading lights in academic and popular circles. With a rich variety of topics and speakers, there is bound to be something here for everyone.
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Thesis Theater: Timothy Francis, "Administrative Art as Genre in Kafka, Tooker, and Ravn"
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Thesis Theater: Duane Watson, "Dominate or Preserve: Magic as a Means of Production in Middle-earth"
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Thesis Theater: Laurel Stevens, "An Awareness of Debts: Dark Academia and its Source-Texts"
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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State of the University Address, Fall 2023
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Thesis Theater: Kira Tregoning, "The Semantic and Narrative Meaning in Homeric Epithets"
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Thesis Theater: Gina Petrone, "'Let Me In!' Vampirism in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights"
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Thesis Theater: Christoph Schabert, "Magus Saga Jarls: A Digital Edition"
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Thesis Theater: Patrick Lyon, "The Familiar and the Strange in the Old English Rhyming Poem"
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Summer Courses 2023
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Thesis Theater: Jennifer Ewing, “The Promises to the Overcomer”
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Spring Courses 2023
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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State of the University Address, Fall 2022
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Thesis Theater: Nadia Schafer, "One Strange (s)Elf:...the Radical Hope of Legolas Greenleaf"
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Fall Courses 2022
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Thesis Theater: Jacob R. Schreiner, "Sub-creation Through Speech-Acts in Tolkien’s Legendarium"
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Thesis Theater: Miriam Davidson, "Nonviolent Countercurrents in Tolkien's Epic of War"
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Thesis Theater: Emily Austin, "The Road Gives Ever On: the Road Motif in Lord of the Rings"
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May 23, 2022 |
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Thesis Theater: Taylor Johnson Guinan, "Ventures into the Land of the Dead in Children's Literature”
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May 14, 2022 |
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Thesis Theatre: Phil Knight, “Drauma-Jóns Saga: A Digital Edition and Translation”
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Summer Courses 2022
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Spring Courses 2022
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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Thesis Theater: Elise Trudel Cedeño ~ "Examining the Structure of the Modern Fantasy Epic"
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Hugo Award 2021: Best Novel Roundtable
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Thesis Theater: Ryan Moniz ~ “Brewing Óðinn’s Mead: A Reconstructive Approach”
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Thesis Theater: Eugene Sullivan ~ "Red Indians in Middle Earth"
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Tales in the Dark: A Samhain Romp
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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State of the University Address, Fall 2021
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Thesis Theater: Shawn Gaffney ~ Hidden Contact: Unremarkable Evidence of Brittonic and Latin Effects
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Dr. Joy Sanchez-Taylor: Author Talk and Q&A on Science Fiction and Authors of Color
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Fall Courses 2021
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Thesis Theater: Maximilian Hart ~ Draconic Diction: Truth and Lies in Le Guin's Old Speech
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Summer Courses 2021
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Holly Ordway: Author Chat and Q&A on Tolkien's Modern Reading
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Carolyne Larrington - Author Q&A on Game of Thrones
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Fireside Poetry for the Winter Solstice
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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The Tower by Owen Barfield: Presentation and Q&A
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with Mark Lachniet
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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State of the University Address, Fall 2020
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Open Class: The Anatomy of the Vampire Myth
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with Gwen Grant
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Open Class: Adaptations and Fandoms
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with Jens Hieber
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with Alexis Heit
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Sep 05, 2020 |
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How the Humanities Can Fix the Foundational Skills Gap
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Aug 29, 2020 |
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Roundtable on Fall 2020 Courses
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with Mickey Corso
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Hugo Award 2020: Best Novel Roundtable
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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John Garth Author Chat and Q&A
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with Amy Troolin
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with Keli Fancher
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with Anne Marie Gazzolo
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May 29, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with David Hepting
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May 09, 2020 |
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State of the University Address, Spring 2020
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May 06, 2020 |
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Thesis Theater with Christopher Hawkins
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May 03, 2020 |
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Roundtable on Summer 2020 Courses
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Teaching Engaging Classes Online
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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An Eglerio to Christopher Tolkien
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Roundtable on Spring 2020 Courses
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Ghost Stories for the Winter Solstice
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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What is Signum Culture?
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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Narnia and Friendship
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Phillip Pullman's The Secret Commonwealth
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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Thesis Theatre with Kelly Orazi
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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C.S. Lewis, Gender, and The Four Loves
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Thesis Theatre with Stephen Wiseheart
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Jun 29, 2019 |
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Thesis Theatre with Sara Waldorf
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Thesis Theatre with Richard Rohlin
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Mar 23, 2019 |
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Thesis Theatre with Richard Rohlin
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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Thesis Theatre with Emily Denny and Lola Lindle
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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Mental Health in the Academy
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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Thesis Theatre with Jenn Raimundo
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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Mythmoot V: 05 - JRR Tolkien's Guidelines for Translation and Sir Orfeo
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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Mythmoot V: 06 - Narrative Functions of Sickness in Egils Saga Skallagrimssonar and Laxdaela Saga
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Mythmoot V: 07 - Crossing Frontiers from the Home front to the Battlefront
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Mythmoot V: 04 - The composite authorship of Andreas
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Mythmoot V: 03 - The Postmodern Kaleidoscope of London Below in Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Mythmoot V: 02 - Tolkien’s Crossing of Revisionary Boundaries
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Mythmoot V: 01 - Welcome
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Thesis Theatre with Franny Moore-Kyle and John Costello
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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Tom Shippey's "Laughing Shall I Die"
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Jun 05, 2018 |
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How to Present at Conferences
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Jun 05, 2018 |
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Transhumanism in Literature Roundtable
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Jun 05, 2018 |
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State of the University Address: Certification Update
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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Thesis Theatre with Rob Gosselin
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Mar 03, 2018 |
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The Inklings and King Arthur Roundtable
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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Thesis Theatre with Tyler Swope
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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Faculty Chat with John Garth
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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Readings from Signum Webathon 2017
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Nov 07, 2017 |
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All About the MA Program at Signum 2017
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Nov 07, 2017 |
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Thesis Theatre: Katherine Sas
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May 19, 2017 |
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Episode 26: Tolkien's Sigurd and Gudrún, Part 3
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May 06, 2017 |
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Tolkien's Sigurd and Gudrún, Part 2
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May 03, 2017 |
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Tolkien's Sigurd and Gudrún, Part 1
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May 01, 2017 |
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Old Norse Roundtable - April 2017
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Apr 25, 2017 |
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Tolkien Dark Kullervo Aotrou And Itroun 1
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Feb 17, 2017 |
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JRR Tolkien's Beowulf with Dr. Tom Shippey, Part 3
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Feb 16, 2017 |
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JRR Tolkien's Beowulf with Dr. Tom Shippey, Part 2
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Jan 21, 2017 |
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JRR Tolkien's Beowulf with Dr. Tom Shippey, Part 1
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Jan 16, 2017 |
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One Fantastic Rogue Beast
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Jan 07, 2017 |
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Christmas Faculty Roundtable, 2016
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Jan 02, 2017 |
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Thesis Theatre: Kris Swank
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Oct 10, 2016 |
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Thesis Theatre: Aaron Masters and Dan Kinney, with Sarah Brown and Sørina Higgins (2016-09-17)
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Sep 28, 2016 |
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State of the University: Signum in 2016
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Dec 20, 2015 |
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Dr. Corey Olsen Blinks with His Take on Doctor Who
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Dec 20, 2015 |
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Talking Adaptation with Jim Butcher
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Dec 20, 2015 |
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Dr. Dimitra Fimi: Halloween in Literature
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Dec 20, 2015 |
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Mythgard Academy: The Father Christmas Letters, by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Dec 20, 2015 |
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Sparrow Alden & Dave Kale: Fun with Words in The Hobbit
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Dec 20, 2015 |
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Guest Lecture Series Malcolm Guite – The Truth of Imagination in the Writings of Lewis and Tolkien
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Oct 26, 2015 |
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Guest Lecture Series Tom Shippey – Myth in Modern Fantasy
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Sep 10, 2015 |
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Guest Lecture Series Amy H. Sturgis – The Jedi, the Cowboy, and Thomas Edison? Pulp Science Fiction and Star Wars
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Aug 15, 2015 |
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Thesis Chat Sparrow Alden – Words That You Were Saying
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Aug 14, 2015 |
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Guest Lecture Series David Brin – Can Science Fiction Change The World?
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Jul 25, 2015 |
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Guest Lecture Series Matthew Dickerson – Tolkien as Early Environmentalist
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Jun 17, 2015 |
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Guest Lecture Series Michael Drout – Lexonomic Analysis of Beowulf
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Mar 23, 2015 |
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Faculty Chat Professor Sørina Higgins – The Heraldry of Heaven
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Oct 07, 2014 |