Category: Research

This proposal was accepted for the 2018 international conference of the Association of Texts and Courses, hosted by Concordia University, Irvine, CA. Exploring Classical Thought and Culture in the East and the West: Teaching Hamlet and The Banquet in the…

The following proposal was accepted for the 2018 Center for Vision and Values conference. Fantasy Literature and the Great War: The Response of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Lord Dunsany It is an understatement to say World…

The following book chapter proposal was accepted for inclusion in an upcoming book addressing the intellectual, artistic, and cultural relationships between Romanticism and rock music. Escaping the Caves of Ice: Rush and the Romantic Quest for Creative Independence and Visionary…

The following proposal was accepted for the C. S. Lewis and Inklings Society 2015 conference, hosted by Grove City College. The Centrality of the Tom Bombadil Episode in The Fellowship of the Ring: Lessons in Friendship, Community, and Grace In…

The following is a presentation proposal for the Fall 2013 conference of the International Conference on Romanticism. Romanticism in Victorian Mythopoeic Fantasy: The Relationship between Coleridge’s Cognitive Theory and George MacDonald’s Redemptive Imagination In this presentation I examine the influence…

This is the 2010 ISRC-NYiT grant that got this book project off and running. Fantasy Literature and the Mythopoeic Voice of Reason: Exploring the Ethics of Elfland Overview of Proposed Project I am seeking released time for the Spring 2010…