{"id":4284,"date":"2023-02-26T14:45:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T13:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unquendor.nl\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4284"},"modified":"2023-02-26T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T13:47:07","slug":"dtg-tolkien-seminar","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.unquendor.nl\/?tribe_events=dtg-tolkien-seminar","title":{"rendered":"DTG Tolkien Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"

With other eyes: The Visualisation of Tolkien\u2019s Work<\/h2>\n

Call for Papers for the 19th DTG Tolkien Seminar<\/a>
\n(27-29 October 2023, Georg-August-University of G\u00f6ttingen, Germany)<\/p>\n

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Tolkien himself often sketched places and landscapes during the writing process in order to visualise his literary descriptions. His illustrations for The Hobbit<\/i> as well as the iconic maps of Middle-earth attest to the high value he placed on visualising and concretising his secondary world. Soon after their publication, his works were also illustrated by other artists or inspired them to create paintings depicting scenes from Tolkien\u2019s tales. Alan Lee and John Howe are probably the best-known visual artists of this category, and as \u2018chief conceptual designers\u2019 for Peter Jacksons films, they have shaped the vision of Middle-earth of millions of people \u2013 which is currently both reinforced and challenged by the Amazon series Rings of Power<\/i>. Furthermore, there have always been artists who found their own approach to Tolkien\u2019s work and sometimes create interpretations through visual representation (see, for example, Jay Johnstone\u2019s painting \u2018Isildur\u2019).<\/p>\n

The aim of this seminar is to bring together researchers from different disciplines and fields to explore the different approaches to visualising Tolkien\u2019s work. Possible starting points for lectures could be:<\/p>\n