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Email

alex.bacalja@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Education
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
The University of Melbourne
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Melbourne
Graduate Certificate
University of Melbourne
Masters Degree (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-2440-1488

Dr Alex Bacalja

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Education

45 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Book

    Gaming in a Postdigital World Towards New Understandings for Learning and Life
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Postdigital English education: a productive narrative for resisting neoliberal logics
    DOI: 10.1080/04250494.2026.2615429
  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    Postdigital Videogames Literacies: Thinking with, Through, and Beyond James Gee’s Learning Principles
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-21035-7_5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Introduction
  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Digital School Reading: Exploring the New Frontiers of English Education
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Research Impetus Grants (RIG) - 2024
  • 2019

    Research Contracts

    Literacy Across the Curriculum. An Evaluation of Literacy at Parade College.
Alex Bacalja

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2017
MGSE Innovation in Curriculum Award: Master of Clinical Teaching The University of Melbourne
2012
Melbourne Research Scholarship The University of Melbourne
2011
Global Mobility Scholarship The University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    The Postdigital Moment for Gaming
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-21035-7_1
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Imagining critical digital game futures: a postdigital perspective
    DOI: 10.1080/01596306.2026.2632015
  • 2026

    Journal article

    English in a Neoliberal Age: (Re)shaping Subjectivities
    DOI: 10.1007/s40841-026-00434-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Correction: English in a Neoliberal Age: (Re)shaping Subjectivities (New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, (2026), 10.1007/s40841-026-00434-5)
    DOI: 10.1007/s40841-026-00445-2
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Critical digital game literacies education
    DOI: 10.1108/ETPC-06-2025-0140
  • 2026

    Book

    Gaming in a Postdigital World
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-21035-7

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2022

    Research Contracts

    Exploring Digital Game Narratives in Senior English Classrooms

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