Tag Archives: antisemitism

Tolkien Prof Corey Olsen on the Rings of Power Trailer and How to Talk About the Worlds We Love

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

In my post on the title announcement to the new Middle-earth Prime series, The Rings of Power, I admitted to having a split mind and cautious hopefulness about the film serial. I wrote that: “my confidence is not high that … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged Amazon Prime, antisemitism, bigotry, C.S. Lewis, Corey Olsen, diversity, Dune, film adaptation, J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, racism, Signum University, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power | 21 Comments

An Anti-Ginger Bias in American Publication? A Note on Publication Whitewashing

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I posted on Monday a reflection about my reading of The Gift of Asher Lev, the sequel to Chaim Potok stunning novel, My Name is Asher Lev. Potok’s book really is a “gift,” but I noted some “curse” elements as well. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, antisemitism, Book Covers, Chaim Potok, Dawn, Ginger Persecution, My Name is Asher Lev, Octavia Butler, Perelandra, Prince Edward Island, The Gift of Asher Lev, whitewashing | 20 Comments

On The Importance of Having a Permit, Or Truth-Telling and Our Response to Charlottesville

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

I am a university teacher, and my classroom is a space for many views. It is not quite a “safe space” for any idea. As a participant in the discussion, you would be responsible for slander or plagiarism. You could … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged 9/11, academic, America, antisemitism, Barack Obama, bigotry, Charlottesville, Clash of Civilizations, David Duke, Donald Trump, Ernst Zündel, George Bush, holocaust, Islamism, ku klux klan, Nazism, neo-nazism, racism, riot, Ronald Reagan, Teaching, terrorism, Trump, white supremacy | 22 Comments

What the Middle Ages and my 11-Year-Old Can Teach us About Diversity

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Each year my son and I camp on Prince Edward Island’s heavenly north shore. On one of our hike days we scramble down the red clay rocks to the white sand beaches, hopping over huddles of dry moss as we … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged antisemitism, Charlottetown, Dante, diversity, farming, History, How the Irish Saved Civilization, immigration, medieval, Monasticism, Monty Python, Paradiso, PEI, Prince Edward Island, refugee crisis, The Divine Comedy, Thomas Cahill, University, vocation | 25 Comments

The PEI Bomb Threat and the Politics of Twitter

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Just a little while ago I was writing away in my campus office and a policeman tells me we are evacuating. This is a strange message to get in the land of Anne of Green Gables, this getaway Island of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, antisemitism, conservativism, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, Islam, Prince Edward Island, terrorism, UPEI | 85 Comments

A Disappointed Review of the DVD Series “Saving Jesus Redux”

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I have written hundreds of reviews, and most of them have been positive. I am quite hard on academic authors, but still work hard to accentuate the positive. When I was a music reviewer, there were a few albums I … Continue reading →