Lawyer&Mom Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Dd9 needs to interview an expert for her third grade research project. She has chosen JRR Tolkien as her subject, and drafted 10 straightforward written questions. Now we just need to find an expert. I was hoping we could use the professor at a local college that teaches a course on Tolkien, but so far that isn’t panning out. Help me Hive! Where are our Tolkien experts? A professor would be amazing. A mere grad student would be great. Your dad who knows everything about everything Tolkien ever wrote would probably work! (My own dad would qualify, except they aren’t supposed to interview relatives…) This is just third grade, the term “expert” can be interpreted *broadly.* I thank you all for your ideas, she and I are both Autistic and reaching out to people is just *so* stressful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartstrings Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 The host of the Close Reads podcast knows a lot about Tolkien. He probably qualifies for what you need. He’s connected to homeschooling some which way, he might be worth an email. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Tolkien is one of the authors showcased here: https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/academic-centers/wadecenter/ Maybe they'd have someone willing to help! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Ian Andrews at Center for Lit. He is the “expert” when Close Reads does Tolkien. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I wonder if someone from the Lit life podcast might help? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I qualify as "someone who has read everything Tolkien ever wrote" plus multiple biographies and who has Lord of the Rings at least halfway memorized, so if you don't find someone more official let me know; I'm sure I could answer third grade questions. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) Try emailing Corey https://tolkienprofessor.com/about/professor-olsen/ olsen@tolkienprofessor.com Edited January 31, 2023 by theelfqueen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 Thank you all for these great leads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 You could also maybe open up your options if you considered high school English teachers to be experts. For this assignment, it is possible that someone who teaches British Lit on the high school level would be considered expert enough. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm37 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 4 hours ago, happi duck said: Tolkien is one of the authors showcased here: https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/academic-centers/wadecenter/ Maybe they'd have someone willing to help! Yes, I was going to mention this too. I actually had an interview with the founder back in the 70s when I was in high school. He helped me with a CS Lewis paper! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Junie said: You could also maybe open up your options if you considered high school English teachers to be experts. For this assignment, it is possible that someone who teaches British Lit on the high school level would be considered expert enough. I would 100% be okay with High School teachers! That’s a great idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 Okay, the link to The Tolkien Professor led me to Signum University. They have a lot of instructors who teach their MA in Tolkien Studies. Just sent them an email, fingers crossed! https://signumuniversity.org 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 20 hours ago, Lawyer&Mom said: Okay, the link to The Tolkien Professor led me to Signum University. They have a lot of instructors who teach their MA in Tolkien Studies. Just sent them an email, fingers crossed! https://signumuniversity.org Do you mind posting who you eventually find, even without names, because I might die of curiosity if you don't. LOL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 26 minutes ago, stephanier.1765 said: Do you mind posting who you eventually find, even without names, because I might die of curiosity if you don't. LOL Will do! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 1:31 PM, maize said: I qualify as "someone who has read everything Tolkien ever wrote" plus multiple biographies and who has Lord of the Rings at least halfway memorized, so if you don't find someone more official let me know; I'm sure I could answer third grade questions. I tried to message you but you can’t receive messages. We may need your services after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 49 minutes ago, Lawyer&Mom said: I tried to message you but you can’t receive messages. We may need your services after all! I'll try to free up some space in my inbox! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 Huge shout out to Maize for her thoughtful and insightful answers to Dd’s questions! I *love* the Hive! I’ll let you guys know if anyone else gets back to us, but we are thrilled to have Maize’s response! 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Lawyer&Mom said: Huge shout out to Maize for her thoughtful and insightful answers to Dd’s questions! I *love* the Hive! I’ll let you guys know if anyone else gets back to us, but we are thrilled to have Maize’s response! They were great questions and I enjoyed answering them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 Oooh! Just received a lovely response from an archivist at the Wade Center. You guys made the best suggestions! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 1:19 PM, ScoutTN said: Ian Andrews at Center for Lit. He is the “expert” when Close Reads does Tolkien. He just sent a very nice response! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 19 hours ago, Lawyer&Mom said: He just sent a very nice response! That's so sweet of him and Maize to take the time to help a third grader out. ❤️ Thank you for updating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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