Want to know more about J. R. R. Tolkien’s inspiration for his fantastic Middle-Earth or enter the magical circles of tabletop role-playing games? Then come to our poster sessions on (Neo)Medievalisms! Master Students of English Medieval Studies will present their research in two poster sessions at the Faculty of Philology's Raumlabor (GB 03/142) on Tuesday, 14 July and Tuesday, 21 July.
12:15 Welcome (Kerstin Majewski)
12:20 “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in Film” (Emine Mete & Linda Vogelsang)
12:28 “Lost in Translation? How Much Sir Gawain is in BBC’s ‘Merlin’?”(Lina Lagmouch & Vivien Steinrücke)
12:36 “Tolkien's Languages of Middle-earth – Language Construction as Medievalism” (Melisa Adigüzel, Eric Moß & Victoria Zuber)
12:44 “Runes in Video Games and Manga/Anime” (Hristo Dimitrov & Faraz Poorian)
13:00 Internal Question Round
13:15 General Q&A with the audience
12:15 Welcome (Kerstin Majewski)
12:20 “Acting Medieval: From Renfairs to Middle Earth” (Jennifer Morgulis, Sara Strecker & Alexandra Welp)
12:28 “The Middle Ages as a Playground: Neomedievalism in the Pen and Paper Community” (Jule Demski & Kimberly Donat)
12:36 “The Medieval Facade of 'Dungeons & Dragons'” (Annemarie Jeenel & Sarah Olberg)
12:44 “From Enemies to Chivalric Icons: Richard, Saladin, and the Medievalist Fantasy of Mutual Respect” (Sinan Koc)
12:52 “Medievalisms in Excalibur: An 80s Vision of King Arthur” (Helena Ewert & Joshua Angun)
13:00 Internal Question Round
13:15 General Q&A with the audience
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