At the upcoming Dixie Forum, Dr. Bradford Lee Eden discusses J. R. R. Tolkien’s life and works. The forum will be held from noon to 12:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Dunford Auditorium in the Browning Resource Center on the DSU campus. The event is free and open to the public.
During his Dixie Forum presentation, Eden will not only discuss Tolkien in relation to “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” but will also look at Tolkien’s work as a medievalist and philologist and examine his theory of sub-creation. Additionally, Eden will talk about the concept of music throughout Tolkien’s writings.
The dean of library services at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., Eden has master’s degrees in musicology and library science as well as a doctorate in musicology. In addition to serving as editor of several journals concerning library management, Eden is on the editorial boards of multiple library-related publications.
In addition to publishing extensively in the areas of metadata and librarianship, Eden has written several books about medieval music, liturgy, and Tolkien. His recent books on the subjects include “Middle-earth Minstrel: Essays on Music in Tolkien” and “The Hobbit and Tolkien’s Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences.”
Dixie Forum is a weekly lecture series designed to introduce the St. George community and DSU students, faculty, and staff to diverse ideas and personalities while widening their worldviews via a 50-minute presentation. Dixie Forum will continue at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Dunford Auditorium when Bernice Lewis presents “The Anatomy of Song” and offers an acoustic guitar performance.
For more information on Dixie State University’s Dixie Forum series, please contact DSU Forum Coordinator John Burns at (435) 879-4712 or burns@dixie.edu or visit dixie.edu/humanities/dixie_forum.php. Stay up-to-date on the forums by liking the Dixie Forum Facebook page at facebook.com/dixieforum or following @dixieforum on Twitter.
