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2026-05-13 It’s All in Plato: Bringing the Sophistic Critique into the Lewis-Plato Conversation
The scholarly conversation surrounding the relationship between C.S. Lewis andPlato is robust but does not yet include Plato’s critique of the sophists. Byconducting a series of close readings on Plato, the sophists, and Lewis’s Abolitionof Man, Last Battle, and Silver Chair, this paper concludes that Lewis’s argumentagainst subjectivism in Abolition reflects a distinctly Platonic stance,
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2026-04-11 Thesis Theatre —The Old Swedish Bjärköarätten: an English Translation
The complete Bjärköarätten, the Trading Town Law, of medieval Sweden, exists only in one manuscript, written about 1345. Originally composed for Stockholm in the late 13th century, this version might be amended for the city of Lødose, or it may be a direct copy of the Stockholm law, of which there is no other extant
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2026.08.29 Cascade Moot, Saturday, 29 August, 2026
Taking Craft Seriously: Tolkien (and You!) as Maker Signum University invites you to join us on Saturday, 29 August in Portland, OR, USA, for Cascade Moot. For our return to Portland, we will be gathering at Portland State University at Cramer Hall. Our theme this year revolves around a Portland tradition: crafting. Come to Cascade
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2026.10.02-04 Euro Moot, Fri-Sun 2-4 October, 2026
The Great Music: Cosmology, Harmony, and Discord in Middle-earth and Beyond Signum University invites you to join us on 2-4 October, 2026 (Friday to Sunday) for Euro Moot 2026. This English-language hybrid event will occur at the Kampus Hybernská in Prague, Czechia. For our second Euro Moot, you are welcomed to listen and contribute your
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2026.08.01 Helcaraxë Moot Saturday, 1 August, 2026
The Long Winter and the Unending Light: Endurance in Tolkien’s World and the North Signum University invites you to join us on Saturday, 1 August for Helcaraxë Moot. This hybrid event will occur at the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. For our first foray into the frigid North, we will
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Mythmoot XIII: June 25-28, 2026
Signum University invites you to join us at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, VA for our annual conference and retreat – Mythmoot! Call for Papers – Closes Feb 28, 2026 “The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.” – The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern Unexpected Company comes in many forms: guest, xenos, wizard,
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2026.05.09 Mountain Moot, Saturday, 9 May, 2026
The Roads Not Travelled: ‘What If?’ in Middle-earth Signum University invites you to join us on Saturday, 9 May for Mountain Moot 2026. This hybrid event will take place at the Drury Inn & Suites Denver Near the Tech Center in Denver, CO, USA. Join us amidst the rugged beauty of Colorado to debate and discuss “The Roads Not