A bit of History from early in the Fourth Age
The program from the 2nd Conference on Middle-earth
TOLKIEN CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
2, 3, 4 April 1971
THE CLEVELAND CONFERENCE ON MIDDLE-EARTH WELCOMES YOU
The day is come and C-COME is taking place. After many short months and several very long days,
we can welcome you to the Cleveland-Conference On Middle Earth. We hope you enjoy yourself.We feel that this will be a truly educational experience. It should be interesting, enlightening, intellectually stimulating and most of all enjoyable. After all, if it isn't fun, it can't be educational.
We urge you to participate as much as possible. We hope you'll add your area of expertise to the discussions for the benefit of the others attending C-COME.
So enjoy and let us begin.
jan howard finder Chairman
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Friday, 2 April 1971
Return to Top| 9.00 a.m. | Registration | Main Classroom 108 | |
| 12.29 p.m. | Welcome | jan howard finder | MC 108 |
| 12.30 p.m | Everyclod and Everyhero (The Image of Mars in J.R.R. Tolkien) | Mrs. Deborah Rogers | MC 108 |
| 1:30 p.m. | The Fairytale Morality in The Lord of the Ring | Dr. Walter Scheps | MC 108 |
| 2.30 p.m. | The Language of Space: A Different Design | Mrs. Beverly Friend | MC 108 |
| 3.30 p.m. | On the Criticisms of Fantasy. | Dr. Tom Clareson | MC 108 |
| 5.30 p.m. DINNER |
The Ecology of Myth | Dr. Neil Isaacs | The Agora, 1730 E. 24th St. |
| 8.00 p.m. Panel |
Middle-earth, Other Lands, and Film | Dr. John Gerlach Mr. Ivor Rogers Mr. Nick Toth |
MC 101 |
Saturday, 3 April 1971
Return to Top| 9.30 a.m. | Medieval Tourney - N.E. corner of Chester & 24th St. (Rain - 6th floor Fenn Tower). In cooperation with the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Pre-1650 costumes urged for spectators. |
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| 12:00 LUNCHEON |
Music provided by the Renaissance Band of Case Western Reserve Univ. | Stilwell Hall Cafeteria | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Weaponry | Mr. Ivor Rogers | MC 101 |
| 2.30 p.m. | The Government & Politics of the Shire | Mr. John Leland | MC 101 |
| 3.30 p.m. | "The Scouring of the Shire" - Tolkien's View of Facism | Dr. Robert Plank | MC 101 |
| 4:30 p.m. Panel |
Middle-earth, Other Lands & Teaching | Mr. William Allan Dr. Diana Jordan Mr. Dennis Livingston Dr. Robert Plank Dr. Antoinette Wiggins |
MC 101 |
| DINNER BREAK | |||
| 7:00 p.m. | Tolkien and the Concept of the Double | Dr. Steven Earl Kagle | MC 101 |
| 8:00 p.m. | Sexual Politics and Middle Earth | Dr. Mary Q. Kelly | MC 101 |
| 9:00 p.m. | Costume Party - Costumes recommended, but not required. Music by the Audi-Badoo |
Main Classroom Bldg. 2nd floor plaza | |
Sunday, 4 April 1971
Return to Top| 10:00 a.m. | Tolkien's Self-Perception | Dr. Bonniejean Christensen | MC 101 |
| 11:00 a.m. | The Quest for a Visual Precedent to Middle Earth | Mr. George Asdell | MC 101 |
| LUNCH BREAK | |||
| 1:00 p.m. | Narrative Pattern in "The Fellowship of the Ring." | Dr. David N. Miller | MC 101 |
| 2.00 Panel |
Middle earth, Other Lands, & Language | Dr. Andrew Burgess Dr. Steven Earl Kagle Mr. Richard C. West Dr. Estelle Zannes |
MC 101 |
| 3.00 p.m. | Seeds of Creation: On Youthful Heroes, Fantasy, and Myth | Dr. Bruce Beatie | MC 101 |
| 4:00 p.m. | Dr. Rose Zimbardo | MC 101 | |
| 500 p.m. | Maledil Makes the Difference | Reverend Michael Frank | MC 101 |
Who's Who
| Mr. William Allan Dean of Students Cathedral Latin High Sch. Cleveland, Ohio |
Mr. George Asdell Graduate Student Instructor in Art Illinois State University Normal, Illinois |
| Dr. Bruce Beatie Chairman, Dept. of Modern Lang. Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio |
Dr. Andrew Burgess Asst. Professor of Religion Case-Western Reserve Univ. Cleveland, Ohio |
| Dr. Bonniejean Christensen Asst. Professor of English Northern Illinois Univ. DeKalb, Illinois |
Dr. Tom Clareson Professor of English College of Wooster Wooster, Ohio |
| Rev. Michael Frank Cleveland, Ohio |
Mrs, Beverly Friend Instructor in English Univ. of Iill at Chicago Circle Chicago, Illinois Science Fiction Columnist for the Chicago Daily News |
| Dr. John Gerlach Asst. Professor of English Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio |
Dr. Neil Isaacs Professor of English University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dr. Diana Jordan Asst. Prof. of Education Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio |
Dr. Steven Earl Kagle Asst. Professor of English Illinois State University Normal, Illinois |
| Dr. Mary Kelly Associate Professor of English Transylvania University Lexington, Kentucky |
Mr. John Leland Bowling Green University Bowling Green,Ohio |
| Mr. Dennis Livingston Asst. Professor of Sociology Case-Western Reserve Univ. Cleveland, Ohio |
Dr. David N. Miller Assoc. Professor of English Purdue University Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dr. Robert Plank Lecturer in English and Psych. Case-Western Reserve Univ. Cleveland, Ohio |
Mrs. Deborah Rogers Instructor in English Univ. of Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Mr. Ivor Rogers Instructor in Creative Communications University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Dr. Walter Scheps Asst. Professor of English Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio |
| Dr. Antoinette Wiggins Asst. Professor of English Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio |
Dr. Estelle Zannes Asst. Professor of Speech & Dramatic Arts Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio |
| Dr. Rose Zimbardo Asst. Professor of English S.U.N.Y. at Stoney Brook Stoney Brook, New York |