Isn't that 'scholarship opportunity' a delightfully ambiguous phrase? Is it an opportunity to get a scholarship, as people usually mean? Or is it a chance to do some original scholarship?
Both, I say!
Announcing the Belacqua Memorial Scholarship Fund.
(Is it named for the imaginary count and countess Lyra was told were her parents? For the indolent shade in Dante? For both, of course.)
The Memorial may be inspired by imaginary namesakes, but the Fund is real. I'll be contributing any pledges received through my podcasts and other online projects and matching them up to $100 per annum. The monies will be disbursed on a rolling basis to scholars whose work comes to my attention and furthers the study of the works of Philip Pullman and/or of Narrative and Mythology in Video Games.
A special thank you to Alexander Schmid, whose inaugural recurring donation to the Bookwarm Games podcast has inspired this endeavor. Huzzah!
Here are some links to get you started. I hope you enjoy!
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5535590&live=1
http://sntjohnny.com/front/some-philip-pullman-interviews-with-excerpts/129.html
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/the-shed-where-god-died-20031213-gdhz09.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/aug/12/books.humanities
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