This includes the class Tolkien: Mythology and Methodology, which was developed in concert with Dr. Robert Steed from 2015-17. Aaron received his B.A. in Language and Literature from the University of Northern Iowa in 1998 and his M.A in Language and Literature, also from UNI, in 2004. A long time Cedar Falls native, he resides there with his wife, son, and daughter. A lifetime musician, he has played bass guitar in bands in the Cedar Valley since 1993, currently with The Nitpickers and occasionally filling in for his father’s band, The Ramblers. Aaron will present “Exploring Mysteries, One-offs, and Category Breakers: The Tantalizingly Fuzzy Edges of Tolkien’s Mythology.”