Building the Republic: July 2022

Sunday, July 31, 2022

The Imagination Chamber - Review and Discussion

Greetings Shadow Chasers and Dust Makers. The second class is now in session.

We welcome you once again to our virtual Jordan College, dedicated to the study and discussion of all things Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials, and The Book of Dust. In our second class, Anthora and I review and analyze the newest release in the Pullmanverse - The Imagination Chamber. We also cover news on another upcoming release, and give an update on the third and final volume in The Book of Dust trilogy.

And as Always

Stay Dusty My Friends

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Sunday, July 17, 2022

The Jordan Scholar YouTube Channel Launches!

Greetings Shadow Chasers and Dust Makers.

Well, after far too much time has passed, I have finally crafted a video inspired in part by this blog but even moreso by my scholarly His Dark Materials book. Or rather, the one I intended to write at some point but never got very far into.

At any rate, this is my reading of the first chapter, as well as a formal introduction to myself and my snow leopard daemon Anthora. If this YouTube project continues, I basically would like it to be a virtual Jordan College dedicated to studying all things Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials, and The Book of Dust. So just think of it as a video version of this blog, because that's pretty much how all my updates and everything will be happening now. And actually, some of my more popular posts here will probably find their way into video formats before it's all said and done, so stay tuned.

This first video revolves around alethiometers and their specific ties to reading and poetry and literature, so if that sounds exciting, this is definitely the one for you!

The link to the channel is right here -