Monthly Archives: August 2020

Roundtable about Upcoming Online MA Literature Courses at Signum University (Aug 14th, 2020, 10am EDT) #Tolkien #Chaucer #EddicPoetry #Vampires

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

As some of you know, I have been an online professor even before this current moment of remote emergency education. As I have blogged about it a few times (see here and here), many know that I teach with Signum … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links | Tagged Angela Carter, Anne Rice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charlaine Harris, Dead Until Dark, I Am Legend, Interview with the Vampire, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Garth, online teaching, Richard Matheson, Roald Dahl, Signum University, Tolkien's Worlds, vampires | 5 Comments

Hugo Award 2020: Best Novel Roundtable (Full Video)

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

For more than 65 years, fans have been gathering at Worldcon and selecting what they think is the best science fiction or fantasy work of the year. Unlike other award programmes–like the Nebula awards, which are chosen by writers, or … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged A Memory Called Empire, Alix E. Harrow, Arkady Martine, Charlie Jane Anders, Gideon the Ninth, he Ten Thousand Doors of January, Hugo Awards, Kameron Hurley, Middlegame, Seanan McGuire, Tamsyn Muir, The City in the Middle of the Night, The Light Brigade | 10 Comments

“The Lady and Our Lady: Galadriel as a ‘Reflexion’ of Mary,” A Signum Thesis Theatre on Tolkien & Catholicism by Mickey Corso (Mon, Aug 3, 3pm EST)

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

I am very excited to announce that Signum University MA student Mickey Corso will present his thesis “The Lady and Our Lady: Galadriel as a ‘Reflexion’ of Mary” to the public on Monday, Aug 3rd, at 3pm Eastern. Besides the … Continue reading →