Famed Tolkien Scholar to Visit OU as FOCAS* Lecturer
Tom Shippey, famed Tolkien scholar and Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St. Louis University, will visit the University of Oklahoma Norman campus Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9, as a FOCAS* Distinguished Lecturer in the College of Arts and Sciences.
At 7 p.m. Wednesday, in conjunction with Joyce Coleman’s English class “J.R.R. Tolkien: The Road to Middle Earth,” Shippey will present “Middle-Earth and Narnia: 70 Years On” in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Ave. The lecture will examine the impact of the fictions of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, including the recent films made from their work.
In addition to Shippey’s presentation, he will attend an informal reception at 2 p.m. Thursday in 109 Gittinger Hall, 760 Van Vleet Oval. Both events are free and open to the public.
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A&S December Convocation, Saturday, December 16
Dean Paul Bell and the faculty of the
College
of
Arts
and Sciences extend a cordial invitation to December graduates, their families and friends to participate in the college’s Convocation ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. in the
Lloyd
Noble
Center
,
2900 Jenkins Ave.
Instructions for graduates
who plan on participating available
online.
Frequently Asked Convocation Questions Answered Here.
Special Events:
November 8
FOCAS* Lecture "Middle-earth and Narnia: 70 Years On," with Tom Shippey, 7 p.m., Meacham Auditorium, OMU. Sponsored by *Friends Of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Barbara B. and William G. Paul Enrichment Fund, the James H. and JoAnn H. Holden Enrichment Fund and the Department of English. For more information, contact the Department of English at (405) 325-4661.
November 14
A&S in DC – Dean Paul B. Bell Jr. and the Washington, D.C.-area members of the A&S Board of Visitors invite you to attend an alumni reception at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW. In addition to hearing Dean Bell’s “state of the college” remarks, our reception will feature comments from Alphonso Maldon, A&S alumnus and senior vice president of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club. You can register online by 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9 to attend the free program.
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