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| | | | | [AI summary] The lecture explores the complex relationship between J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and race, focusing on the portrayal of non-human races like the Easterlings and Haradrim. It analyzes how Tolkien's descriptions of these races, influenced by his academic background and the cultural context of his time, reflect both the mythopoeic elements of his work and the racial prejudices of the early 20th century. The lecture also discusses the visual adaptations in Peter Jackson's films, which draw from non-European cultural elements to portray these races, raising questions about the ideological implications of such representations. The discussion culminates in a reflection on the moral and ethical dimensions of war and the dehumanization of enemies, as ... | |
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| | | | | J.R.R. Tolkien was a notoriously difficult writer to get to print. ThatThe Hobbit found its way to store shelves was something of a publishing miracle, and it took Tolkien 15 years to write part two, "the new Hobbit," which we know of asThe Lord of the Rings. With shelves full of Middle Earth material and... | |
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| | | | | Credit: Aronja-Art Today I want to talk about how magic works in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy and associated legendarium, as well as how systems of morality and values function in his world--as the two are fundamentally linked in a way that cannot really be discussed separately. This isn't an original topic to... | |
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| | | Borderlands 4 gets a last-minute delay for its Switch 2 release - 'the game needs additional development and polish time'. | ||