28 - Chris Vaccaro

<p>Our guest this week is a consummate Tolkien scholar and academic: Chris Vaccaro!</p> <p>Chris is the editor of two collections of scholarship about J.R.R. Tolkien: <em>The Body in Tolkien’s Legendarium</em> (2013) and <em>Tolkien and Alterity</em> (2017). He is also the organizer of the annual Tolkien in Vermont conference and a co-organizer of the Tolkien at Kalamazoo group, which organizes conference panels and an annual symposium. His current project is co-editing another edited collection of essays: <em>Queer Tolkien</em>.</p> <p>Video of this interview is available exclusively to our patrons on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TolkienExperience">Patreon</a>! Subscribing at $5/month gets you access to video interviews, behind-the-scenes information, early releases, and other bonus content!</p>