@SignumU

A non-profit, online higher education institution. Specializing in Tolkien Studies, Imaginative Literature, Germanic Philology, and Classic Literature.

 Nashua, NH
signumuniversity.org
Joined February 2012
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SPACE invites you to enjoy a Special Promotion of 20% off each 1-Token purchase! This discount applies to single-token (1-pack) purchases only. Use multiple times per order. Ends April 30 at midnight ET. Use code SINGLETOKEN20 at checkout on Blackberry! blackberry.signumuniversity.…
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Interested in discussing Dr. Corey Olsen's Exploring the Lord of the Rings podcast? Signum University is hosting live Discussion Groups via Zoom through our Blackberry platform (blackberry.signumuniversity.…). Groups will meet once per month for 1 hour for live discussion via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded as well in case you are unable to attend live and are FREE for our first 3 months! Register: blackberry.signumuniversity.…
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Launch into learning with SPACE! New students get $100 off their first class — just $75! Existing SPACE traveller? Refer a friend and get a coupon for yourself as a thank you from SPACE! ow.ly/sQup50X6shO
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Beorning@BeornMedia26 Jul 2025
Who has the coolest merch? I'd say @tolkienprof knows... #Signumuniversity @mythgardian
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Jason Troutman@arnorionforgil17 Jun 2025
Very excited to present my talk, “On the Edge of Greatness”, at Mythmoot this Saturday! We’ll be looking at Imrahil and Beregond to see what we can discover about the value of tertiary characters. As usual, I found WAY more than I expected! @SignumU #tolkien
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Happy to report I’m presenting my Ahsoka and Trauma Pedagogy paper at @SignumU ‘s Carolina Moot today! You can read an extended version of the presentation at teachingwithmagic.blog/
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Julian Barr@jbarrauthor24 May 2023
Finished delivering the last lecture of the world-building module in @SignumU's SPACE program! Just the final student-led workshop to go. So amazed by the students and it's a privilege to walk through their worlds!
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Cover reveal! Art by the amazing and wonderful Janio Garcia! Channeling King Arthur Through the Ages: Essays from Signum University Students Coming in 2024. press.signumuniversity.org/
Cover art for Channeling King Arthur Through the Mediums, with a King Arthur in colorful blue clothes under silver armor with a red cape and a crown pulling a blue lightsaber from a stone. He has a game controller on his belt.

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Spread the word - we're going to chat about marketing next week! Authors and other interested folks are welcome to attend! We'll talk about marketing and hear from guest panelists from other small presses as well. May 18, 2023, 12:30pm ET. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Graphic with text overlays and a cartoon-like graphic in lower left corner of people in purples and pinks communicating with each other on phone, in person, or online. Text reads: Small Press Marketing Roundtable. Featuring marketing tips and discussion with Signum UP staff and guest panelists from small presses! May 18, 2023. 12:30pm ET. On Zoom. Signum UP eagle logo in black and white in lower right corner.

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Join us tomorrow to talk to our Press poet Jim Hamby! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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The audiobook of A WAITER MADE OF GLASS is now available on Blackberry! Download today for new short stories and evocative poetry in this new volume by the wonderful Prof. Verlyn Flieger! blackberry.signumuniversity.… #audiobook #poetry
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Joel Merriner@JoelMerriner14 Apr 2023
#Tolkien illustration fans! There's still time to sign up for my @SignumU course Tolkien Illustrated: Picturing the Legendarium which kicks off in two weeks time 👇signumuniversity.org/course/…

Tolkien Illustrated: Picturing the Legendarium

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of Tolkien illustration and its visual, contextual, and critical analyses.

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The next serial release installment for THE FLOWER OF THE CEDAR by Kay Ben Avraham comes out next week! By subscribing, you help support the author during the writing process! blackberry.signumuniversity.… #fantasy
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Set a reminder for our upcoming Space! xitter.cf/i/spaces/1ZkKzXVoreRJv
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Do you love THE PRINCESS BRIDE, either the book or the movie (or both)? Please check out and share our CFP for an academic volume honoring its 50th anniversary: press.signumuniversity.org/s… #CFP #PrincessBride
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Monday night in @SignumU SPACE, we begin volume 4 of the History of Middle-earth featuring the award-winning @AranelParmadil and @JohnGarthWriter as well as me, @jtauber. It's not too late to sign up! blackberry.signumuniversity.…
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The courses and teachers have been fantastic. If you are knowledgeable about Tolkien the professors are there to take you further. If you are a newbie like me you learn so much from the classes both the instructor and your classmates questions and comments. It’s wonderful! – at Philadelphia, PA
Mythgard Institute@mythgardian26 Mar 2023
Join James Tauber for the 4th module in the History of Middle-earth series! Explore THE SHAPING OF MIDDLE-EARTH; includes a special guest appearance from John Garth! Class begins April 3, with four sections to choose from to fit your schedule! blackberry.signumuniversity.…
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A WAITER MADE OF GLASS by Verlyn Flieger is now available in ebook on Amazon and Blackberry! Paperback and audiobook coming soon. press.signumuniversity.org/b…
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Joel Merriner@JoelMerriner31 Mar 2023
Fancy a 12-week trip through the strange & colourful, intertwined worlds of #Tolkien illustration and art history? Want to see Middle-earth through a different lens? Well, there's still time to sign up for my summer @SignumU course Tolkien Illustrated: Picturing the Legendarium
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A WAITER MADE OF GLASS by Verlyn Flieger is now available on Amazon and Blackberry! Dive in today! press.signumuniversity.org/b…
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