Possible Titles for My Ph.D. Dissertation, an Academic Treatise to Deconstruct the Bourgeois Propaganda of The Lord of the Rings

Aragorn’s Cult of Personality: The Veneration of a War Hero and Normalization of Monarchy

Holding a Toy, Holding a Sword: The Systemic Use of Child Soldiers in the Army of Gondor

Guilt Runs Deep: Mistreatment and Murder of Orc POWs at Helm’s Deep

Legolas(s): The Role of Transgender Elves in the Battle for Middle-earth

Mordorian Neutrality: The Fallacy of Sauronian Neo-Fascist Expansionism

“And One Dwarf”: Discrimination, Under-representation, and Tokenization at the Council of Elrond

Aragorn, Arwen and Multiracialism: The Sociological Significance of a Mixed-Race Royal Couple

ENTpire: The Indigenous Struggle of the Ents and Alliance with the Fellowship — Co-operation or Co-option?

Slaughter of the Nazgûl: The Valorization of Animal Cruelty at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields

Freedom and Equality for All (Royalty): A Critical Re-evaluation of Pre-Feminist Contributions by Éowyn, Niece of King Théoden

Conditional Emancipation: Aragorn’s Liberation and Re-Conscription of Freed Slaves and Undead Oath-Breakers to Defend Minas Tirith

Uruk-hai/Uruk-high: Eugenics and Caste-Based Stratification in Orcish Culture

Blowback: Legacies of Neo-Liberal Occupation and Resource Exploitation in the Mines of Moria

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