Lewis Carroll Society lectures
LECTURES
Lewis Carroll Society lectures
Saturday 1 July 2023
10.30am–2pm
At the Weston Library
Free, just drop in!
About the lectures
As part of Alice's Day at the Bodleian Libraries, join us and the Lewis Carroll Society at the Weston Library for free lectures about the life and work of Lewis Carroll.
Alice in Waterland: once upon a time in Oxford – a virtual River Thames cruise
10.30am
Local historian and author Mark Davies outlines the fundamental importance of Lewis Carroll's rowing trips with Alice and her sisters: the real people, places and events on or alongside the river which influenced Carroll's composition.
The psychogeography of Lewis Carroll: walking through Wonderland and beyond
11.15am
Lindsay Fulcher, Chairman of The Lewis Carroll Society, follows Alice down the rabbit-hole and through the looking-glass into landscapes of the imagination, where she visits royal gardens, enters enchanted forests and explores the sea shore.
Filming The Hunting of the Snark: what is true and what is nonsense
12pm
Director Simon DaVison talks about his new surreal, steampunk expedition into the mind of Lewis Carroll, revealing how he made the film and the ideas behind it – especially Carroll’s constant prodding of logic versus nonsense – What I tell you three times is true!
Location
The lectures will be held in the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library.
Blackwell Hall, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
Wheelchair access
The Weston Library is wheelchair accessible.
Acknowledgements
In association with the Lewis Carroll Society.
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