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This one-week course is part of The Oxford Experience, a residential summer programme aimed at non-specialists.

The course will explore Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’ books, their origins in Oxford, its architecture, personalities, hidden histories and controversies. It will also cast a look beyond Oxford, to reimaginations in art and popular culture, science and politics, and take a look at the question of why Alice is still so fascinating to us.

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The exhibition focuses on the origins of the ‘Alice’ books. There will be some exhibits on their development and further impact, and a facsimile of the original manuscript of “Alice’s Adventures under Ground” will be on display.

Date: 1 December 2021 – 5 January 2022
Location: Eberhard Karls University Library, Tübingen, Germany 
More information: https://uni-tuebingen.de/einrichtungen/universitaetsbibliothek/home/newsfullview-home/article/through-the-looking-glass/

Assistant Professor Katherine Wakely-Mulroney will discuss how we might approach Carroll’s story as a reflection of his anxieties concerning childhood, aging, and memory. She will also speak about how other Victorian writers reflected the ‘Alice’ style in their own imitative children’s books.

Note that you can only attend this event if you are a member of the National Library Board in Singapore. However, it looks like you can sign up for a myLibrary account for free, without actually having to purchase a library subscription.

Date: 14 November 2021
Time: 03:00 – 04:30 CET
Location: online (through Zoom)
Admission: free (after registration)
More details and registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/looking-glass-at-150-reflecting-on-lewis-carrolls-second-alice-book-thi-tickets-190393400787

Who is celebrating this holiday in Alice in Wonderland style? Let me know if you have any additional suggestions for my Alice in Wonderland Halloween ideas page!

The Through the Looking-Glass Sesquicentenary Conference will be held at 4 and 5 November 2021. It is hosted by the University of York (UK), but the event will be fully held online.

On the programme you can find keynote lectures, talks, roundtables, and social hours, all with a Looking-Glass theme. You’ll need to register to be able to attend (you’ll be emailed a Zoom link), or to be able to view the recorded talks afterwards. Registration is free.

View the full programme, registration form, and more, on the conference website: https://throughthelookingglasssesquicentenary.wordpress.com/

The card on the Hatter’s hat says 10/6, so we celebrate the event on October 6th in the US. Contrariwise, in countries that first list the day and then the month, we celebrate it at June 10th. And if you live in Looking-Glass Land, you’d probably celebrate it on 10\9 or 9\10! 🙂

Anyway – Happy Mad Hatter’s Day!

Although Disney’s cartoon does not follow the plot of the books very strictly, and combines elements of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there”, and  although it wasn’t an immediate success, it has had a great influence on how we see and remember Lewis Carroll’s story. Thanks to this movie, most people associate a blue dress with Alice, and pink stripes with the Cheshire Cat.

You can read more about the movie here.

Concept art for the movie by Mary Blair

Concept art for the movie by Mary Blair