Events

Tolkien and Birmingham

Date: 26 Jun

Location: Birmingham, UK

Papers are invited on the theme “Tolkien & Birmingham”.

The influence of nineteenth and twentieth century urban environments appear to take us a long way from the more frequently discussed influence of the medieval but are clearly fundamental to understanding how his childhood experiences shaped his later creativity.

Format: Papers should be either 20 or 45 minutes long to fit into half-hour or hour slots with time for questions or discussion. Please send the title, a short summary/abstract and the intended length to Ian Collier, the Education Secretary, e-mail: edsec AT tolkiensociety.org

Members £15 Non-members £18

The closing date for bookings is 29th May.

Venue: Central Library’s Shakespeare Memorial Room, Birmi

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Contact details: edsec AT tolkiensociety DOT org