Tolkien,
Fantasy, and
Science Fiction Study
[Unofficial
Ad Hoc Website, Posted on My Own Initiative,
as a Public Service]
Members
of the Wash U community are organizing a fantasy
and science fiction club
for undergraduates, graduates, and professors! This
club will have a Tolkien special
interest section.
Some
possible club activities might include:
If
you're interested, please email us at
washufantasy-club@yahoo.com
We
will send you updates on our progress.
Autumn
2003 Meetings:
First
Meeting:
Thursday, November 20, 8pm, Eads
116
Second
Meeting:
Thursday, December 4, 8pm, Eads
116
Third
Meeting,
Sunday, December 7, 7pm, Koenig
Lounge
Fourth
Meeting,
Thursday, December 11, 8pm, Eads
116
Fifth
Meeting,
Thursday, December 18, 6pm, Eads
116
WashU
Fantasy and Science Fiction Club
Announcements
The
next meeting will be our Science Fiction Group
meeting,
Saturday, March 20, 7:00pm, Koenig
TV Lounge.
All
meetings are in Koenig Lounge, except the Cinema
Group meetings,
generally in Nemerov Lounge, and special events, as
indicated.
Schedule
of Meetings
- Science
Fiction Group: Sat 2/7, 7:00, Star Trek vs.
Enterprise, Kirk vs. Archer (video,
discussion)
- Fantasy
Group: Sat 2/14, 7:00, General Discussion,
Information for New Members
- Fantasy
Group: Sunday, 2/15, 2:00-3:00, January 110,
"Celtic Themes in Fantasy
and Science Fiction," Prof. P. Freeman, Guest
Storyteller (Cosponsored by the
Gaelic Culture Society)
- Lord
of the Rings Movie Marathon, Sunday 2/15,
3:00-11:00pm, January 110
- Club
Trip to see The Return of the King, Monday 2/16,
7:00pm (Esquire Theater)
- Lecture
on The Lord of the Rings by the SLU Tolkien
Scholar, Keith Kelly:
Tues 2/17, 7:00pm, Wohl Southeast Dining
Room;
"The Time That Is Given Us: Courage, Sacrifice,
Success and Failure in The Lord of the
Rings"
(Cosponsors: Academic Success Committee,
Liggett-Koenig Residential College)
- Cinema
Group: Sat 2/21, 7:00 Nemerov TV Lounge, Star
Trek IV
- Tolkien
Group: Sat 2/28, 7:00, Songs and Poems of
Middle-Earth (audiotape, discussion)
- Science
Fiction Group: Sat 3/6, 7:00, CANCELLED (due to
Spring Break)
- Science
Fiction Group: Sat 3/20, 7:00, Topic
TBA
Tolkien
fans:
WashU
Fantasy and Science Fiction Club
Minutes
Go
to Minutes
of the November 20
Meeting
Go to Agenda
of the December 4
Meeting
Go to Minutes
of the December 4
Meeting
Go to Agenda
of the December 7
Meeting
Go to Minutes
of the December 7
Meeting
Go to Agenda
of the December 11
Meeting
Go to Minutes
of the December 11
Meeting
Go to Agenda
of the December 18
Meeting
Go to Minutes of the December 18 Meeting
Go to Agenda of the January 24 Meeting (Cinema
Group)
Go to Minutes of the January 24 Meeting (Cinema
Group)
Go to Agenda
of the January 31 Meeting (Tolkien
Group)
Go to Agenda
or the February 7 Meeting (Science Fiction
Group)
Go to Agenda
of the February 14 Meeting (Fantasy
Group)
Go to Agenda
of the February 21 Meeting (Cinema
Group)
Go to Agenda
of the February 28 Meeting (Tolkien
Group)
Get
Your Elvish Name!
Are
you a WashU or SLU student?
Would you like to have your name translated into
Elvish? If so,
please contact washufantasy-club@yahoo.com
WashU
Fantasy and Science Fiction Club
Constitution
This
is the first draft. Please send suggestions to
washufantasy-club@yahoo.com
CONSTITUTION:
Washington University in St. Louis Fantasy
and Science Fiction Club
I.
Purpose.
The
purpose of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Club
shall be to provide the
Washington University community with an opportunity
for science fiction and
fantasy enthusiasts to get together and discuss
science fiction and fantasy
literature and culture and to educate Washington
University's students and faculty
about science fiction and fantasy
literature.
II.
Membership
A.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Club is open to
all, providing that at least one-half
of its members are full-time undergraduate students
of Washington University.
B.
Membership is acquired by attending a meeting, and
may be maintained through
regular attendance.
C.
No dues will be charged.
III.
Officers
A.
Officers shall be elected by members who have
attended at least two meetings prior to
the one at which the election is to take place.
Elections shall be held at the end of each
fall semester. A plurality is required to be
elected to office.
B.
Officers shall include:
1.
President, whose duties shall include
a. Presiding over the meetings
b. Organizing the club agenda
c. Being responsible for equipment
2.
Vice President, whose duties shall include:
a. Acting as President Pro-Tem
b. Acting as link to Student Union
c. Arranging for meeting space
d. Attending Student Group Council
meetings
3.
Treasurer, whose duties shall include:
a. Handling financial matter of the club
b. Attending Student Union Student Group Treasurer
Orientation
c. Maintaining contact with the Student Union
Treasurer
4.
Secretary, whose duties shall include:
a. Keeping minutes
b.
Checking the club's email account
c.
Maintaining the club's webpage
d.
Advertising
e.
Keeping club records
C.
Any member may request an impeachment vote.
Impeachment requires a two-thirds
majority vote by members who have attended at least
three meetings prior to the one
at which the vote is held.
IV.
The Constitution
A.
Any member may request a vote to amend the
constitution an amendment requires a
two-thirds majority vote by members who have
attended at least three meetings prior to the
one at which the vote is held.
B.
A current copy of the constitution must be
submitted to the Student Group Activities
Committee of Student Union at the beginning of each
semester.
C.
Any changes to the constitution must be submitted
to Student Union through SGAC with
the original and the changed version.
V.
The Fantasy and Science Fiction Club will not
explicitly or implicitly advocate acts of
cruelty
toward other individuals or groups, nor advocate
the violation of any individual's civil
rights.
Jerome
Bauer's Tolkien, Fantasy,
and Science Fiction Study Courses
For
official information about the Religious Studies
Program, please contact Professor
Ahmet
Karamustafa,
akaramus@artsci.wustl.edu.
ReSt
470
[UC]
"Topics in Religious Studies:
Middle-Earth
and Bharata-Varsha"
=CompLit
4705
ReSt
3393 "Miracles,
Marvels, and Magic"
ReSt
3391 "Karma
and Rebirth"
Washington
University Tolkien and
F&SF Study Courses (Non-Exhaustive
List)
(This
page is under construction; suggestions are
welcome. Please contact Jerome
Bauer)
ELIT
346 [UC]
Topics in English Literature: J.R.R. Tolkien: The
Mythic and Literary Origins
of Middle Earth (Professor Fran Hooker)
(Last taught Spring 2004, --W---- 6:30 PM-9:00
PM)
ReSt
470
[UC]
"Topics in Religious Studies:
Middle-Earth
and Bharata-Varsha"
=CompLit
4705
ReSt
323C From Epic, Saga, and Romance to Tolkien's
The Lord of the Rings
=CompLit
320C
E
Lit
343 The Two Cultures: Literature and Science
(Professor Steven
Meyer)
[Last taught Autumn 2003]
Tolkien
and F&SF Study
at Local Universities
(This
page is under construction; recommendations are
welcome! Please contact Jerome
Bauer)
T.
A. Shippey
(author of J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the
Century and many other works on Tolkien,
fantasy, and science fiction)
Keith
Kelly
(graduate student of, and assistant to, Prof.
T.
A. Shippey)
Tolkien
and F&SF Links
(Neither
I nor anyone else at Washington University
necessarily endorse these websites).
(This
page is under construction; recommendarions are
welcome!)
Miscellaneous
Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
(SFWA)
Nebula
Awards
Hugo
Awards
World
Fantasy Convention
World
Fantasy Award
John
W Campbell Memorial Award
Gandalf
Award
World
Science Fiction Society / World Science Fiction
Convention
Arthur
C Clarke Award
Cordwainer
Smith Rediscovery Award
Archon
(St Louis Science Fiction
Convention)
Fanfiction.com
(Amateur fiction posted by fans of science fiction
and fantasy, etc.]
The
Discreet Journal of Nori Goldschlager,
Dwarfin
(Fan fiction written for my course,
"Middle-Earth
and Bharata Varsha";
The Hobbit retold from a female point of
view! Link posted by permission of the
author]
Camille
Bacon-Smith's ethnographic study of fan fiction as
American folklore and popular myth
Dr.
Camille Bacon-Smith's Homepage
Prof.
T. A. Shippey's Homepage
New
Directions in Folklore (On-line
Journal)
Feminist
Fantasy, Science Fiction and Utopia
EPGuide.com
(TV Episode Guide)
Epguides.com
(TV Episode Guide)
Whoosh!
Episode Guide (TV Episodes)
efanzines.com
Anime
Exploration Team: Washington University Anime
Club
Bibliography
of Science Fiction Utopias and
Dystopias
Bibliography
of Classical Utopias
J
R R Tolkien Sites
The
Encyclopedia of Arda
An
Illustrated Biography of J R R
Tolkien
The
Lord of the Rings Officlal Movie
Site
The
Tolkien Society
J
R R Tolkien in Oxford
The
J R R Tolkien Information Page
The
Tolkien Timeline
The
Grey Havens
Tolkien
Online: Lord of the Rings Source
Tolkien.co.uk
Writing
With Elvish Fonts
C
S Lewis Sites
The
C S Lewis Foundation
The
C S Lewis Institute
C
S Lewis and the Inklings Resource Web
Site
The
Bible and C S Lewis
C
S Lewis: 20th Century Christian
Knight
Christian
Apologetics: The C S Lewis Society
Into
the Wardrobe: A Website Devoted to C S
Lewis
Welcome
to Narnia
Chronology
of the Life of C S Lewis
C
S Lewis and Public Life
C
S Lewis Classics
The
C S Lewis Study
C
S Lewis Teacher Resource Page
Frequently
Asked Questions
(alt.books.cs-lewis)
Inklings
Sites
C
S Lewis and the Inklings Resource Web
Site
J
R R Tolkien in Oxford: All About the
Inklings
The
Inklings
Fantasy:
The Inklings
Mythopoeic
Society: A Beginner's Bibliography of the
Inklings
The
Inklings Site List
Christianity
Today: Intro to the Inklings
The
Inklings Webring
Owen
Barfield World Wide Website
Bibliographic
Resources:
J.
R. R. Tolkien: Author of the
Century
Shippey,
T. A.
2000. London: Harper-Collins
PR6039.O34
Z8238 2000 Olin Level 2 Stacks
VideoHound's
Golden Movie
Retriever
PN1992.95
.V554 Olin Level A
Stacks
Washington University Library has: 1993, 1995,
1999.
Note: I have the 2002 edition in my office, Prince
210; you are welcome to use it!
The
Gods Have Landed: New Religions From Other
Worlds
Lewis, James R., ed. 1995. Albany: SUNY Press. ISBN
0-7914-2330-1 (pb : alk paper)
U526
.G63 1995 Olin Level B Stacks
From
Angels to Aliens: Teenagers, the Media, and the
Supernatural
Clark, Lynn Schofield. 2003. New York: Oxford
University Press
[Requested
for the Washington
University Library]
Enterprising
Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of
Popular Myth
Bacon-Smith,
Camille.
1992. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania
Press
HQ1233
B25 1992 Olin Level A
Stacks
[Based on a PhD dissertation for the
Department
of Folklore and
Folklife,
University
of Pennsylvania School
of Arts and
Sciences]
Science
Fiction
Culture
Bacon-Smith,
Camille.
1999. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania
Press
PN3433.5
.B33 1999 Olin Level 2 Stacks
Folklore
and Folklife Bibliographic Resources
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