Signum University — Blackberry

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Fantasy Studies

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

General Humanities

Precepted by Dr. Liam Daley

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Epic Fantasy Portal

November 2025

Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's "The Death of King Arthur"

Precepted by Dr. Liam Daley

December 2025

The Dark is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown and Dr. Maggie Parke

The Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, and Williams

Precepted by Dr. Gabriel Schenk

February 2026

Exploring Tolkien's Letter to Milton Waldman Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

All Modules in Epic Fantasy Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
Book Club: Hunters of Dune (Sequels of Dune: Part 1)	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction
Book Club: Sandworms of Dune (Sequels of Dune: Part 2)	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Epic Fantasy Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction
Creative Writing: A Flash of Brilliance Writing Flash Fiction	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing Sector	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Science Fiction Time Travel Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing Skills: Critical Fantasy	Dr. Hamish Williams	Creative Writing Sector	Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy
Creative Writing Workshop for Small Groups (Mini-Module)	Creative Writing Team Member	Creative Writing Sector	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages Poetry Science Fiction Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Exploring Tolkien's "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy The Inklings
Exploring Tolkien’s “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics”	Dr. Chris Vaccaro	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Monsters The Middle Ages
Exploring Tolkien's Letter to Milton Waldman	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien
His Dark Materials in Context Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Amber Spyglass	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Golden Compass	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Subtle Knife	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's "The Death of King Arthur"	Dr. Liam Daley	General Humanities Sector	Arthurian Literature British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy History Le Morte Darthur The Middle Ages
In the Age of Wonder: The Many Themes of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal	Kerra Fletcher Jay Moses	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene Comparative Mythology Drama Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Ethics Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies Magic Metaphysics Monsters Weird Fiction Worldbuilding
Inventing Lancelot: From Comic to Tragic in Seven Centuries	Dr. Liam Daley	General Humanities Sector	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy History The Middle Ages
Inventing the Holy Grail: Chretien de Troyes's complete “Perceval"	Dr. Liam Daley	General Humanities Sector	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Muppet Adaptations: LoTR Edition	Kerra Fletcher Trenton Olds	Creative Writing Sector	Adaptation Theory Children’s Literature Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Monsters Muppets Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Music in Middle-earth: Setting Tolkien's Poetry to Music	Jack Schabert	Living Arts Sector	Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
Shakespeare's Epic Fairy Tales: Pericles and Cymbeline	Dr. Liam Daley	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Drama Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy History Magic Renaissance Shakespeare The Middle Ages
Star Wars: Mysteries of the Force	Joshua Sosa	Fantasy Studies Sector	Comparative Mythology Epic Fantasy Science Fiction Star Wars
The Dark is Rising Sequence Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Greenwitch	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Over Sea, Under Stone	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree	Dr. Sara Brown Dr. Maggie Parke	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: The Dark Is Rising	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: The Grey King	Dr. Sara Brown Dr. Maggie Parke	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, and Williams	Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Charles Williams Children’s Literature CS Lewis Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield The Inklings
The Music of Middle-earth: Exploring Tolkien-Inspired Music	Jack Schabert	General Humanities Sector	Academic Mastery Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Fellowship of the Ring	Jack Schabert	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Music
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Return of the King	Jack Schabert	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Music
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Two Towers	Jack Schabert	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Music
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 1 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 2 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 2 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 3 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 1 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 2 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 3 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: Tolkien's Collected Poems (The Years 1910-1967 in Three Volumes) Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book I)	Jack Schabert	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book II)	Jack Schabert	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book III)	Jack Schabert	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book IV)	Jack Schabert	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings: Books I - VI (The Music of Middle-earth series) Non-Sequential Series	Jack Schabert	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book V)	Jack Schabert	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
The Poetry of The Lord of the Rings (Book VI)	Jack Schabert	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
Tolkien and the Classical World	Dr. Hamish Williams	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Ethics Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Tolkien and the Romantics: Dark Romanticism and the Gothic Literary Tradition	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Classical Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages
Tolkien and the Romantics: Forging Myth and History	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene Arthurian Literature British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature History JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages Time Travel Travel Literature Worldbuilding
Tolkien and the Romantics: Imagining and Dreaming	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Owen Barfield Poetry Romanticism The Inklings The Middle Ages Time Travel
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology	Will Sherwood	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Metaphysics Philosophy Romanticism Travel Literature Women's Studies
Tolkien as Mythmaker: The Architecture of Middle-earth	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Comparative Mythology Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages JRR Tolkien
Túrin's Bones: The Influences of Sigurd, Oedipus, and Kullervo on J.R.R. Tolkien's Tale of Túrin Turambar	Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Folklore Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Kalevala The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages Viking Age

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