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Department of English
Gæþ eft sē þe mōt / tō medo mōdig, siþþan morgen-lēoht /
ofer ylda bearn ōþres dōgores, / sunne swegl-wered sūþan scīneð!
Afterwards whoever wants may go bravely to mead, when morning-light,
from the aged sun of another day, shines from the south on the world
Dr. Elizabeth A. Whittingham
Department of English
Office: Hartwell 211
(585)395-2503; Fax (585)395-2391
Email: ewhittin@brockport.edu
Education:
B.A. with honors, Roberts Wesleyan College, English and Religion/Philosophy (1974)
M.A., SUNY College at Brockport, English (1992)
Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo, English (2002)
Publications:
Medieval Literature:
"The Medieval Women Mystics." Guest lecturer, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, New York, March 2003
"Aragorn and the Goddess: The Figure of Gawain in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings." 2000 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
" Turin Turambar and Beowulf: Parallel Lives, Parallel Worlds." 1993 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"Tolkien's Heroes: A Comparative Study of Aragorn and Túrin." Thesis. SUNY College at Brockport, 1992.
Classical and Northern European Mythology:
A Mythology for England. Book pending with publisher.
"Creation Mythology in The Silmarillion." Article accepted for publication in 2005. St. Austin's Review.
"Tolkien's Theogony: The Mythology of the Valar." 2005 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"The Apocalypse in Fantasy Literature." Guest lecturer, Northeastern Seminary, Rochester, New York, November 2002
The Final Victory: The Evolution of J. R. R. Tolkien's The History of Middle-earth." Diss. SUNY Buffalo, 2002.
"The Mythology of the 'Ainulindalë': Tolkien's Creation of Hope" Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts 9.3 (1998): 212-28.
"The Mythology of the 'Ainulindalë': Tolkien's Creation of Hope" 1997 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"The Dragon: Monster or Mystic?" 1994 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fantasy Literature:
Where the Treasures Are. Work in progress.
"Tolkien's Book/Jackson's Film." Panel member, 2005 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
" Jackson 's Book and Tolkien's Movie: The Conflicts and the Congruities." 2004 Mid-Atlantic Popular American Culture Conference, Buffalo, New York.
"Tolkien's Two Towers: A Readers' Theater." Director, Actor, and Script Adaptor, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, New York, November, 2004
"The Dragons of Destruction: Middle-earth's Dis-Integrating Denizens." 2004 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"Teaching Tolkien Thru Writing, Politics and Media." Panel member, 2004 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"Tolkien's Book/Jackson's Film." Panel member, 2004 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"Tolkien's Two Towers: A Readers' Theater." Director, Actor, and Script Adaptor, 2004 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Courses Taught:
Foundations of College Composition
College Composition
International Fiction
British Literature I
Introduction to Literary Analysis
Classical Mythology
Medieval Literature
