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MidMoot: Mythgard’s Midatlantic Speculative Fiction Symposium

Posted on 12 October 2015 by Sørina Higgins

This exciting event was a 7-hour brain-feeding frenzy for nerds. We met at 10 am on a Saturday (during parents’ weekend, a football game, and the outer bands of a hurricane) to talk about fantasy literature, science fiction, and Tolkien. … Continue reading →

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Hallows and Heaven

Posted on 24 June 2015 by Sørina Higgins

I wrote last week about my lovely morning researching an Arthurian work by Barfield in the Bodleian Library–my personal earthly paradise. Now I would like to share with you about the talk I gave at the Charles Williams Society on … Continue reading →

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Matthew Dickerson Guest Lecture

Posted on 26 May 2015 by Sørina Higgins

The second lecture in the 2015 Mythgard Academy Guest Lecture series is coming up soon! It will be Matthew Dickerson speaking on “Tolkien’s Environmentalism.” You can register here; space is limited, so sign up soon. The lecture is entitled: “C.S.Lewis, … Continue reading →

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Speaking in Oxford!

Posted on 7 May 2015 by Sørina Higgins

On June 6th, 2015, I am honored and delighted to speak about The Chapel of the Thorn at the annual general meeting of the Charles Williams society in Oxford, UK. Holly Ordway and Malcolm Guite will also join me to … Continue reading →

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“How to Handle the Hallows” video

Posted on 13 January 2015 by Sørina Higgins

Here’s the recording of my talk at Mythgard’s conference, MythMoot III, thanks to Dr. Ed Powell.

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An Invitation to “Heraldry of Heaven”

Posted on 4 October 2014 by Sørina Higgins

You are invited! Higgins Guest Lecture on C.S. Lewis Tuesday, October 7, 2014 4:00pm-5:30 pm EDT Mythgard Academy/Signum University

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How to Handle the Hallows: proposal for Mythmoot III

Posted on 25 August 2014 by Sørina Higgins

I have just registered for Mythmoot III: Ever On. This is the Mythgard Institute’s annual conference. Please check it out; I would love to see you there! You can read about my experience last year here, on Curator, where I … Continue reading →

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The Oddest Inkling at Mythcon part 4: Two Panels and Ten Costumes

Posted on 19 August 2014 by Sørina Higgins

Sunday was the last week of Mythcon, so this is my last summary post (but not my last summery post, d.v.). Tomorrow I’ll put up something about Mythgard, and then next week we will have a guest post on Poetry … Continue reading →

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The Oddest Inkling at Mythcon part 3: If you can’t win by reason, go for volume

Posted on 18 August 2014 by Sørina Higgins

Saturday at Mythcon 45 was an excellent day. It began well with a panel on teaching Tolkien at the college level, with Corey Olsen (my hero and new boss), Verlyn Flieger, Chip Crane, Kristine Larsen, and Brian Walter. They talked … Continue reading →

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More Mythcon: Reblogged from A Pilgrim in Narnia

Posted on 14 August 2014 by Sørina Higgins

Fellow Inklings Blogger Brenton Dickieson has a post up today entitled “The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth… Or At Least Pass the Pepper,” about his experiences at Mythcon 45. Here are a couple of my favorite paragraphs; please click on the … Continue reading →

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