Archives: Events
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2024.09.20-22 Ranger Moot September 20-22, 2024
Signum University and the Mythgard Institute, along with our friends at the Middle-earth Reenactment Society, invite you to join us Friday to Sunday, September 20-22, 2024, for Ranger Moot 2024. This unique, outdoor, hybrid event will take place at Camp Friedlander in Loveland, OH. Unlike our other Regional Moots, we are not offering a theme…
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2024.08.31 Cascade Moot, August 31, 2024
From the Fringe: The Importance of Secondary and Tertiary Characters Signum University and the Mythgard Institute invite you to join us on Saturday, August 31, 2024, for Cascade Moot 2024. This hybrid event will occur in Maple Hall at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. For our second journey to the Pacific Northwest, our…
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2024.05.07 Thesis Theatre: N. Trevor Brierly
N. Trevor Brierly: Tolkien’s “Vision of Faërie” in “Smith of Wootton Major” Abstract:Tolkien’s story “Smith of Wootton Major”, written in 1965, and an accompanying essay written at the same time, provide a rich understanding of Tolkien’s “Vision of Faërie” that goes significantly beyond earlier critical works such “On Fairy-stories” and “Mythopoeia”. A close reading and…
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Thesis Theater: Timothy Francis, “Administrative Art as Genre in Kafka, Tooker, and Ravn”
Join us on April 11 at 1pm ET for a Thesis Theater that explores bureaucracy in literature and art!
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2024.04.05 Thesis Theater: Duane Watson
The Power to Dominate or Preserve: Magic as a Means of Production in Middle-earth Abstract J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth has long been praised for its sense of depth, but Tolkien’s creation has often been criticized, especially by Marxist critics, for its lack in depicting economic realities and for providing a reactionary fantasy to soothe…
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An Awareness of Debts: Dark Academia and Its Source-Texts
A Thesis Theatre by Laurel M. Stevens Friday, March 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM Eastern: Abstract: Dark Academia (DA), as a genre, is an offshoot of academic fiction that has become prominent over the last decade. After defining DA and exploring its roots, I dive into Intertextuality to ask why modern authors have chosen DA…
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2024.10.05 StuttMüt, October 5, 2024
Courage: How Fantasy Helps Us Develop Bravery and Valor Signum University and the Mythgard Institute invite you to join us on Saturday, October 5, 2024, for StuttMüt 2024. This hybrid, English-language event will occur at the Rock Business Center in Stuttgart, Germany. For our first journey to Germany, our theme is “Courage: How Fantasy Helps…
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2024.10.19 New England Moot, October 19, 2024
Wicked Wisdom and Forbidden Knowledge Signum University and the Mythgard Institute invite you to join us on October 19 for New England Moot 2024. This hybrid event will occur at Studio Lab in Derry, NH. This year, we invite you to contemplate the themes of “Wicked Wisdom and Forbidden Knowledge“. Register Here for New England…
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24.03.23 Potomac Moot, March 23, 2024
The Intersection of Past and Future Signum University and the Mythgard Institute invite you to join us on Saturday, March 23, 2024, for our first annual Potomac Moot 2024. This hybrid event will occur at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston, VA. This year, our theme is, “The Intersection of Past and Future”. Register Here…
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2024.04.06 TexMoot: Saturday April 6, 2024
Storytelling Through Play: Games and Immersive Narratives Signum University and the Mythgard Institute invite you to join us on Saturday, April 6, 2024, for TexMoot 2024. This hybrid event will occur at the Hampton Inn & Suites Houston Heights I-10 in Houston, TX. Our hotel comes with some amazing perks, such as a free hot…