Hello new followers! A short thread with info about who you followed: I have a PhD in English Literature. My dissertation focused on the way that young readers interpret #Tolkien’s #LOTR. It was supervised by @Dr_Dimitra_Fimi, and is free online: https://t.co/3yzy3A0eDs 1/6

As someone who studies JRR Tolkien daily and extensively, I come to you from the other place to say: The owner of this platform has no idea what he is talking about when it comes to the works of JRR Tolkien.

PS. This doesn’t even include the many complaints about accessibility.

Wish Disney tried a little harder to deliver on their promises.

Well @WaltDisneyWorld is quickly becoming the least magical place on earth. At check-in we were given a room without a view, despite the up-charge for a “premium view.” Now, an attempt to take a leisurely 20-minute monorail ride has turned into an hour-long fiasco.

I have published my closing remarks for #Westmoot! https://t.co/reRWN7UmQx #westmoot25

I am having a blast helping to organize this (even though it is a lot of work)! Come join us for a really special event in Kansas City this May!

As a part of this analysis, I developed the term "in-corporeal". I like the wordplay that it generates: being "incorporeal" when heard, but suggesting a double embodiment when read. I end by suggesting that maybe al in-corporeal characters are inherently trans* coded.

I was particularly interested in 1) whether or not each author participated in essentialism and to what extent, and 2) what interpretive room there was for trans* readings of these characters. (Note that I use Jack Halberstam's "trans*" rather than trans)

New publication! My conference paper from OMS is now online. In it, I discuss how liminal characters in Fantasy literature (esp. Tolkien and Lewis here) may be inherently trans* coded (I'll unpack this a bit in the thread): https://t.co/yX9dA7YXzU @mythsoc @Queer_Lodgings

Nominations are now open for the #Tolkien Society Awards 2025! Please submit your nominations in any of the 4 categories: Best Article, Best Artwork, Best Book, and Best Online Content. We will then draw up a shortlist for members to pick the winners.

Wow, this platform is so broken their ad targeting isn’t even close anymore. Which is ridiculous because they already had the data needed. So they must have regressed in their use of data they already have. If I were an advertiser, I would jump ship. Completely ineffective.

Get a Christmas gift! You can join a worldwide organisation dedicated to Tolkien. Join the Tolkien Society and receive 6 Amon Hen a year, our journal Mallorn, and support our goal to educate the world on J.R.R. #Tolkien. Visit https://t.co/6L9YTJIsY2 and join us

#Westmoot is delighted to introduce Anna Smol as one of the keynote speakers for Westmoot 2025! Anna is a Professor Emerita from the Department of English at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. @TeawithTolkien

Thank you to the Tolkien Society for inviting me to speak at #Westmoot 2025! Take a look at the other keynote speakers — I’m honoured to be in their company!

Learn more about Anna and her scholarship on our website, and make sure to register for Westmoot 2025 to experience her fascinating insights into Tolkien and his works! https://t.co/IxnNDFx1KT

Anna’s researches Tolkien’s medieval influences, alliterative poetry, and mythopoesis. She presents at international conferences and is regularly in Tolkien Studies, Mythlore, and the Journal of Tolkien Research. Her recent work explores Tolkien’s “The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.”

#Westmoot is delighted to introduce Anna Smol as one of the keynote speakers for Westmoot 2025! Anna is a Professor Emerita from the Department of English at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. @TeawithTolkien

You can follow Donato here on Twitter: @DonatoArts Photo courtesy of Greg Preston

Lovely to have received my #Mallorn and Amon Hen from the @TolkienSociety! And a Christmas card too! (Not posting that because it should remain a surprise for members yet to receive theirs!) 🎄

Donato has received 23 Chesley Awards and 3 Artist Hugo Awards for his science fiction and fantasy art. Visit our website to learn more about Donato and his incredible work. Be sure to register for Westmoot 2025 to hear his inspiring keynote! https://t.co/IxnNDFx1KT