Related Links
Professional/Academic Links:
-International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts:
One of two oldest and largest scholarly organizations dedicated to fantastic literature. Conference, discussion list, publications.
http://www.iafa.org/
-International Congress for Medieval Studies/Medieval Institute:
The Medieval Institute is a center for teaching and research in the history and culture of the Middle Ages. The International Congress is the largest annual scholarly conference for medievalists. Dr. Ford and Dr. Reid will be working on a proposal for Institute Scholars to present at the 2005 conference. The interdisciplinary nature of this conference is especially appropriate for our scholars. http://www.wmich.edu/~medinst/congress/
-The Mythopoeic Society:
Non-profit international society for study of fantastic literature. Scholars, writers, readers. Special focus: Inklings (Tolkien, Lewis, Williams). Conference, discussion groups, periodicals. One of the two best known scholarly groups, the largest in the United States devoted to fantasy/Tolkien studies (the other is the Tolkien Society). http://www.mythsoc.org/
-The National Council for the Social Studies:
Largest and well-known professional organization for teachers of Social Studies. Conference, resources, publications.
http://www.socialstudies.org
-The National Council of Teachers of English:
Largest and well-known professional organization for teachers of English. Conference, resources, publications. Dr. Reid and Dr. Ringel will propose a "Teaching Tolkien" workshop for the 2004 NCTE in which Institute scholars will be invited to participate.
http://www.ncte.org/
-The National Endowment for the Humanities:
An agency which supports teaching, research, and preservation and public education in humanities areas through grants.
http://www.neh.fed.us/
-Texas Medieval Association:
Regional affiliate of the Medieval Academy of America. Sponsors annual conference and sessions at Kalamazoo (International Congress for Medieval Studies). http://www.towson.edu/~duncan/tmahome.html
-The Tolkien Society:
International non-profit society for study of works of Tolkien. Conference, discussion groups, publications. They have announced a 2005 "Tolkien After 50 Years" conference in Birmingham , England , which should be a major event for scholars of both books and film as well as fans.
http://www.tolkiensociety.org/
-Dr. Ralph Wood
http://www3.baylor.edu/~Ralph_Wood/
Linguistics/Languages:
-Ardalambion:
Information and resources for non-specialists (in linguistics) on Tolkien's invented languages. Draws on linguistics and translation scholarship but does not write only for academic specialists.
http://www.ardalambion.com/
-Learning Elvish Among Friends (L.E.A.F):
A fan group. Focus is on learning to speak one or more of the Elvish languages created by Tolkien.
http://www.middle-earth.ws/
Publications:
-Amon Hen:
The Bulletin of the Tolkien Society.
http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ts_info/mallorn.html
-Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts:
International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/iafa/jfa/jfa.html
-Mallorn:
The Journal of the Tolkien Society.
http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ts_info/mallorn.html
-The Mythic Circle:
Mythopoeic Society. Annual magazine of fiction and poetry. http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ts_info/mallorn.html
-Mythlore: http://www.mythsoc.org/mythlore.html
-Tolkien Studies: http://acunix.wheatonma.edu/mdrout/TolkienStudies/
Online Resources:
-The Internet Medieval Sourcebook:
(Part of Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies) Paul Halsall Primary and secondary sources (full text) for teachers, students, and scholars. Links to other resources and medieval search engines. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
-Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database:
Compiled by Hal Hall. Online index for 60,000 historical and critical items relating to multiple genres of fantastic literatures.
http://lib-oldweb.tamu.edu/cushing/sffrd/
-SF Site:
Online directory of science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers. Basic writer information, publication, reviews, additional resources.
http://www.sfsite.com/scribe/scribe01.htm
Fan & Film Sites:
-Official Lord of the Rings Movie Site:
http://lordoftherings.net/index_flat.html
-Official Peter Jackson Fan Site:
http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml
-The One Ring.Net:
http://www.theonering.net/index.shtml
