Latest News
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“Looking Upon a Familiar Sight”: Announcing Mythmoot X: Homeward Bound
By Bronwyn Rivera Sometimes, home is behind. Other times, it is just up ahead. From June 22-25, the community of Signum University welcomes you to our 10th annual speculative fiction conference, Mythmoot X: Homeward Bound. Please join us for four marvelous days of thought-provoking academic presentations, interactive discussion panels, creative workshops, and more. *New this […]
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Process of Illumination: Introducing Tolkien Illustrated: Picturing the Legendarium for Summer 2023
By Bronwyn Rivera In Tolkien scholarship, the roads of literature and philology go ever on and on. This Summer 2023, we step off these well-worn paths and enter the visual realm instead. Signum University is delighted to introduce Visiting Lecturer Dr. Joel Merriner and his brand-new literature class: Tolkien Illustrated: Picturing the Legendarium. Dr. Merriner, […]
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Celebrating the Love for Books: The Shelves of Signum Pt. I
By Bronwyn Rivera T’is the season of Saint Valentine’s Day. In place of chocolates and roses, Signum University offers you the key to our collective literary heart through the Shelves of Signum. In this brand-new series, we invite you to wander an ever-expanding library stuffed with titles recommended by our faculty members. Whether you seek […]
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Another Age, Another Layer: “Race, Gender, and the Other in Tolkien” for Spring 2023
By Bronwyn Rivera How do we tackle the most up-to-date issues and questions in our primary age and apply them to the fictional world of Middle-earth? What do the mannerisms of Orcs tell us about otherness? In what ways was Tolkien extremely positive towards difference, and when did his era’s cultural or societal assumptions set […]
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Celebrate Our Signum Community
The fun of Mythgard!The excitement of SPACE!The rigor of the Graduate School! Signum is no correspondence school or passive entertainment channel. Leading the revolution in global education, Signum University is a community. Folks who attend Mythgard productions with The Tolkien Professor engage him and one another in conversation, debate, and discovery. Preceptor passions drive the […]
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Signum Academy: Promoting Highly Interactive Learning at Low Stakes for Kids and Teens
By Bronwyn Rivera At Signum Academy, we believe in providing experiences for kids and teens to enjoy themselves and explore a range of ideas in the safety and flexibility of small online classrooms led by qualified teachers. Individual students and home-school co-ops enjoy Signum Academy. The Academy hosts four different clubs, where members can participate […]
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The Dark Chocolate of Lang & Lit: Introducing “Dark Academia” for Fall 2022
By Bronwyn Rivera Class is in session on August 29th, and Signum University invites you to sink your teeth into “Dark Academia.” Hailed as an aesthetic and subcultural movement (and fondly dubbed #TheDarkChocolateofLangandLit in Signum circles), Dark Academia has rippled across many areas. From fashion to mood boards and music playlists to articles, the genre […]
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Writer’s Forge: great help and a promotional offer!
Signum University’s Writer’s Forge service exists to help all writers–in any genre, at any stage of a project–to perfect their craft. Our caring, experienced Wordsmiths read your work carefully, provide attentive suggestions for revision, and work with you individually to shape your piece into something powerful, professional, clear, and compelling. Email us, we’ll match you […]
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Foundations Course Launches August 29th!
Faith Acker, PhD. not only studies and publishes in the field of Renaissance literature and teaches Latin, she is Curriculum Coordinator for the Master of Arts program at Signum University. In this role, Faith keeps a weather eye on the total program, designing small and large ways to improve our learning opportunities. Faith invites us along […]
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Exciting News About Mythmoot IX: Remaking Myth
By Bronwyn Rivera. We are pleased to announce that from June 23-26, Mythmoot IX: Remaking Myth will be held at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott (located less than one mile from Dulles Airport in Virginia). All in-person attendees are required to register no later than Thursday, June 9th, and the venue will honor many food […]
Open Events
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23.09.23 Cascade Moot September 23, 2023
Be The Revolution! What: Cascade Moot ’23When: September 23, 2023.Where: Portland, OR. At the Portland English Language Academy in the Lloyd Center. Register Here Signum University and the Mythgard Institute invite you to join us on Saturday, September 23, 2023, for Cascade Moot 2023: Be The Revolution. This hybrid event will take place at PELA […]
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23.10.14 Middle Moot, October 14, 2023
Middle Moot will be held at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, IA, on Saturday, October 14. Our theme this year is “Tolkien and the Anthropocene.” Our keynote speaker and guest-of-honor will be Janet Brennan Croft, editor of Mythlore, author of War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and editor of Perilous and Fair: Women in […]
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23.10.21 New England Moot October 21, 2023
Perilous Realms & Haunted Spaces What: New England Moot 2023,When: October 21, 2023Where: Derry, NH. Studio Lab. Address: 11 A St, Derry, NH 03038 Register Here Signum University and the Mythgard Institute invite you to join us on Saturday, October 21, 2023, for New England Moot 2023: Perilous Realms & Haunted Spaces. This hybrid event […]
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23.11.04 Mountain Moot, November 4, 2023
The Fellowship of Fandom Signum University and the Mythgard Institute invite you to join us on Saturday, November 4th, 2023, for Mountain Moot 2023: The Fellowship of Fandom. This hybrid event will take place at the Bob Ragland branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, CO, as we consider this year’s theme, “The Fellowship […]
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Thesis Theater: Jennifer Ewing, “The Promises to the Overcomer: The Gifts and Rewards Given to the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings”
Join us on April 3rd at 9pm ET for a Thesis Theater that explores the gifts and rewards in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.