Dr Alex Bacalja
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Education
39 Scholarly works
4 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Postdigital English education: a productive narrative for resisting neoliberal logics
DOI: 10.1080/04250494.2026.26154292026
Journal article
Imagining critical digital game futures: a postdigital perspective
DOI: 10.1080/01596306.2026.26320152026
Journal article
English in a Neoliberal Age: (Re)shaping Subjectivities
DOI: 10.1007/s40841-026-00434-52026
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/s40841-026-00445-22026
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.
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
The Contingency of Digital Reading: A Postdigital Literacy Ecologies Approach to Local Configurations of Play and Learning
DOI: 10.1002/rrq.701132025
Journal article
Reviewing Critical Frameworks for a Critically Oriented Digital Game Education
DOI: 10.55853/cp1_32025
Journal article
Postdigital Game-Based Learning: Complexity, Continuity, and Contingency
DOI: 10.1007/s42438-024-00506-z2025
Journal article
Predigital, Digital and Postdigital English: Probing Alternate English Education Futures
2024
Journal article
Postdigital Videogames Literacies: Thinking With, Through, and Beyond James Gee’s Learning Principles
DOI: 10.1007/s42438-024-00510-32024
Journal article
Designing Game-Centred Curricula: A Critical Inquiry
DOI: 10.55853/llp_v5art3
RECENT PROJECTS
2022
Research Contracts
Exploring Digital Game Narratives in Senior English Classrooms