What is it that draws us back to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Alice for short), both individually and collectively? What is it that makes Alice, in the words of literary critic, Harold Bloom, “a kind of Scripture for us” — like Shakespeare?
For we are drawn back. Since the publication of Lewis Carroll’s story, in England in 1865, it has never been out of print and has been translated into around 100 languages.
Author Archives: Jamie Roberts
My academic journey has been complex - to use one of the words of the moment. I started out studying Psychology and Mathematics at UNSW. Then I moved to English Literature where I completed my honours (first class). I then ended up in the Politics department for my PhD (I could only write about literature the way I wanted to in a Politics department - crazy world).
During my PhD I started working for the Learning Centre at UNSW and also tutoring and lecturing in International Relations. I spent 10 years working in the Learning Centre, where I produced two academic skills books for MacMillan Education: Essentials of Essay Writing (2017) and Reading at University (2020). I also continued to teach courses on IR, Literature, Sociology, and Film.
In 2020 I moved to the School of Social and Political Sciences at USYD where I teach courses in Politics and Popular Culture, International Security and so on.