The Signum Scene
The Signum Scene podcast covers Signum University news, Signum Symposia, and creator chats from Signum Plaza—engaging talks on literature for fans and scholars. Featuring event updates, faculty chats, MA student thesis presentations, and interviews with leading academics and creators, it offers something for everyone.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 137
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Thesis Theatre: Phil Knight, “Drauma-Jóns Saga: A Digital Edition and Translation”
This recording from April 15th, 2022.
Signum MA student Phil Knight will present his thesis “Drauma-Jóns Saga: A Digital Edition and Translation” and respond to questions from the audience in an int…
Spring Courses 2022
recorded on January 4, 2022.
Signum University Spring 2022 semester starts January 10!
In this Course Preview event, you can find out about the new courses offered at Signum University this coming …
Thesis Theater: Elise Trudel Cedeño ~ "Examining the Structure of the Modern Fantasy Epic"
This recording from January 5th, 2022.
Signum master’s student Elise Trudel Cedeño will present her thesis “Series Theory: Examining the Structure of the Modern Fantasy Epic” and respond to question…
Hugo Award 2021: Best Novel Roundtable
This recording from December 18th, 2021
If the answer is always reading good Science Fiction and fantasy, then the question must always be “How can I best spend my time and escape the normal confine…
Thesis Theater: Ryan Moniz ~ “Brewing Óðinn’s Mead: A Reconstructive Approach”
This recording from December 11, 2021.
Signum master’s student Ryan Moniz will present his thesis “Brewing Óðinn’s Mead: A Reconstructive Approach to Germanic Verse Formula” and respond to questions…
Thesis Theater: Eugene Sullivan ~ "Red Indians in Middle Earth"
This recording from November 18 2021.
Signum master’s student Eugene Sullivan will present his thesis “Red Indians in Middle Earth: The Woses of Drúadan Forest and the Racial Landscape of Tolkien’s …
Tales in the Dark: A Samhain Romp
This recording from October 31st, 2021.
Add to your Halloween experience this October 31st at 5pm with a remembrance of the ancient Gaelic celebration of Samhain.
Samhain, the forerunner of Hallowe…
State of the University Address, Fall 2021
Signum University State of the University Address by Corey Olsen, featuring the university updates and the SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) program launch. Recorded on Oct. 16, 2…
Thesis Theater: Shawn Gaffney ~ Hidden Contact: Unremarkable Evidence of Brittonic and Latin Effects
Dr. Joy Sanchez-Taylor: Author Talk and Q&A on Science Fiction and Authors of Color
Thesis Theater: Maximilian Hart ~ Draconic Diction: Truth and Lies in Le Guin's Old Speech
This recording from August 16th, 2021, of Thesis Theater: Maximilian Hart ~ Draconic Speech: Truth and Lies in Le Guin's Old Speech
Signum master’s student Maximilian Hart will present his thesis “D…
Summer Courses 2021
Recorded on April 16th, 2021.
Summer 2021 semester starts on May 3rd, 2021.
Find out about the new courses offered at Signum University this coming Summer Term (May 3 – July 23), and meet the profe…
The Tower by Owen Barfield: Presentation and Q&A
The recording from December 3, 2020, of a presentation and Q&A with the editors of a new volume of previously unpublished work by Owen Barfield, the first and last Inkling. The event includes a short…