Autor/Autorin: Farrell Jennifer
Jennifer Kelso Farrell is an Assistant Professor in the GeneralnStudies Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering wherenshe teaches technical communication, American Culture, andnScience Fiction. She has a PhD from Louisiana State Universityn(2007), a MA from Montana State University (2001), and a BA fromnthe University of Montana (1998).
What does 20th-century cyberpunk literature have todo with a mild mannered 19th-century British don whohid his shyness behind the façade of a children´swriter? At first glance, it seems as though the twohave absolutely nothing in common. But, when onerealizes the don in question is none other than theReverend Charles Dodgson, better known to the worldas Lewis Carroll, author of such classics as Alice´sAdventures in Wonderland and Alice´s AdventuresThrough the Looking Glass, the connection becomesslightly more focused. There is no doubting thatCarroll´s creatures continually appear in popularculture from music videos to video games to works ofscience fiction. What is in question is why. Why doCarroll´s characters figure in science fiction? Isit just the oddness and the bizarre quality of hisworks that cause popular culture to reach back tothem? Or, is it possible that Carroll´s influencepenetrates deeper than just his psychedeliccharacters and surreal plot twists? The goal of thiswork is to find an answer that goes beyondthe superficial weirdness of Carroll´s worlds.
What does 20th-century cyberpunk literature have to
do with a mild mannered 19th-century British don who
hid his shyness behind the façade of a children s
writer? At first glance, it seems as though the two
have absolutely nothing in common. But, when one
realizes the don in question is none other than the
Reverend Charles Dodgson, better known to the world
as Lewis Carroll, author of such classics as Alice s
Adventures in Wonderland and Alice s Adventures
Through the Looking Glass, the connection becomes
slightly more focused. There is no doubting that
Carroll s creatures continually appear in popular
culture from music videos to video games to works of
science fiction. What is in question is why. Why do
Carroll s characters figure in science fiction? Is
it just the oddness and the bizarre quality of his
works that cause popular culture to reach back to
them? Or, is it possible that Carroll s influence
penetrates deeper than just his psychedelic
characters and surreal plot twists? The goal of this
work is to find an answer that goes beyond
the superficial weirdness of Carroll s worlds.
Jennifer Kelso Farrell is an Assistant Professor in the General
Studies Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering where
she teaches technical communication, American Culture, and
Science Fiction. She has a PhD from Louisiana State University
(2007), a MA from Montana State University (2001), and a BA from
the University of Montana (1998).
Über den Autor
Jennifer Kelso Farrell is an Assistant Professor in the General
Studies Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering where
she teaches technical communication, American Culture, and
Science Fiction. She has a PhD from Louisiana State University
(2007), a MA from Montana State University (2001), and a BA from
the University of Montana (1998).
