A Veritable “Middle Earth”’: Tolkien and the Palaeoanthropological Imagination

A series of free seminars to commemorate the death of J. R. R. Tolkien, to be held in 2023/2024 in the University of Oxford. The talks present an introduction and further background to Tolkien’s life, work, and legacy. They have an academic approach, but they are also aimed at those who have read Tolkien’s work but are interested in gaining a bit more insight into his life, career, and writings.

WEEK 8 – June 10
John Holmes (University of Birmingham)
A Veritable “Middle Earth”’: Tolkien and the Palaeoanthropological Imagination
CHAIR: Giuseppe Pezzini (Corpus Christi)

tolkien50.web.ox.ac.uk/event/tolkien-50th-anniversary-seminar-series

Date: 10 June 2024, 17:00 (Monday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Venue:
Magdalen College
High Street OX1 4AU
See location on maps.ox

Details: Magdalen College (Summer Common Room)
Speaker: John Holmes (University of Birmingham)
Organisers: Professor Simon Horobin (University of Oxford), Grace Khuri (University of Oxford), Professor Giuseppe Pezzini (University of Oxford)
Part of: Tolkien 50th Anniversary Seminar Series
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
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