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Faculty and Graduate Students Check-In and Registration 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Welcome Dinner 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Orientation for Faculty and Graduate Students 7:30pm - 9:00pm

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Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall	Humanities 1, room 200	Humanities 1, room 210	Humanities and Social Sciences, room 259	Humanities Lecture Hall	Humanities Plaza	Humanities Social Sciences, room 359	Stevenson Circle	Stevenson Event Center

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Dinner 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Executive Committee Meeting 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Morning Coffee and Pastries 10:00am - 10:30am

Consortium Faculty Planning Meeting 8:45am - 10:00am

Plenary Meeting of Faculty and Graduate Students 10:30am - 12:00pm

Lecture: Beth Newman (Southern Methodist University): “Bleak House‘s Fixations” 7:45pm - 9:00pm

Film Screening 9:15pm - 11:15pm

Post-Prandial Potations (Refreshments) 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Consortium Graduate Student Meeting 8:45am - 10:00am

Universe Participants Check-In and Registration 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Road Scholar and First-Timer Orientation 5:15pm - 6:00pm

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Cowell room 132	Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall	Humanities 1, room 200	Humanities 1, room 210	Humanities 1, room 545	Humanities 1, room 620	Humanities and Social Sciences, room 259	Humanities Lecture Hall	Humanities Plaza	Humanities Social Sciences, room 359	Stevenson Event Center	Stevenson room 151	Stevenson room 152	Stevenson room 175	TBA	Zoom

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Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel D 11:45am - 12:45pm

Undergraduate Seminar 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Breakfast 8:00am - 8:45am

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Dinner 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Dickensian Needlepoint 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group A 9:00am - 10:00am

Faculty Seminar 11:45am - 12:45pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session A 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar C 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session B 9:00am - 10:00am

Film Screening (Repeat of Sunday night's Screening) 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Teacher Workshop 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group B 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar A 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Undergraduate Writing Workshop 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Linoleum Printing Workshop with Bleak House Illustrator Gerry Mo... 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Lecture: Barbara Leckie (Carleton University): “How to Begin: Reading Bleak Hous... 10:15am - 11:30am

Talk: Carolyn Williams (Rutgers University): “The Family Picture... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Lecture: Adam Abraham (University of Miami): “Dickens in Chancery” 7:45pm - 9:00pm

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Morning Coffee and Tea Service 8:15am - 10:15am

Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt... 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group C 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar B 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Victorian Dance Lesson 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Graduate Student Creative Writing Workshop 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Student Writing Workshop 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F 11:45am - 12:45pm

Dickensian Seminar A 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Victorian Tea Presented by the Friends of the Di... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group D 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel G (Virtual) 11:45am - 12:45pm

Dickensian Seminar B (Virtual) 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Cowell College Circle	Cowell room 132	Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall	Humanities 1, room 200	Humanities 1, room 210	Humanities 1, room 545	Humanities 1, room 620	Humanities and Social Sciences, room 259	Humanities Lecture Hall	Humanities Plaza	Humanities Social Sciences, room 359	Stevenson Event Center	Stevenson room 151	Stevenson room 152	Stevenson room 175	TBA	Zoom

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Hike through the Redwoods with Mark Gordon 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel D 11:45am - 12:45pm

Undergraduate Seminar 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Breakfast 8:00am - 8:45am

Lunch 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Dinner 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Dickensian Needlepoint 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group A 9:00am - 10:00am

Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session A 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar C 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session B 9:00am - 10:00am

Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Monday night’s screening) 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group B 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar A 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Linoleum Printing Workshop with Bleak House Illustrator Gerry Mo... 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Lecture: Talia Schaffer (Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY): “Startin... 10:15am - 11:30am

Talk: John O. Jordan (UC Santa Cruz & the Dickens Project): “Rev... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Lecture: Hilary Schor (University of Southern California): “The Clerk’s Tale” 7:45pm - 9:00pm

Film Screening TBA 9:15pm - 11:15pm

Morning Coffee and Tea Service 8:15am - 10:15am

Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt... 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group C 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar B 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Undergraduate Writing Workshop 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Victorian Dance Lesson 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Graduate Student Creative Writing Workshop 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Student Writing Workshop 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel G 11:45am - 12:45pm

Dickensian Seminar A 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Faculty Seminar 11:45am - 12:45pm

Victorian Tea Presented by the Friends of the Di... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group D (Virtual) 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel H (virtual) 11:45am - 12:45pm

Dickensian Seminar B (Virtual) 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Cowell room 132	Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall	Humanities 1, room 200	Humanities 1, room 210	Humanities 1, room 545	Humanities 1, room 620	Humanities and Social Sciences, room 259	Humanities Lecture Hall	Humanities Plaza	Humanities Social Sciences, room 359	Stevenson Event Center	Stevenson room 151	Stevenson room 152	Stevenson room 175	TBA	Zoom

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Undergraduate Seminar 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Dinner 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Dickensian Needlepoint 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group A 9:00am - 10:00am

Faculty Seminar 11:45am - 12:45pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session A 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Professionalization Seminar C: TBA 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session B 9:00am - 10:00am

Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Wednesday night’s screening) 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group B 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Professionalization Seminar A: TBA 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Linoleum Printing Workshop with Bleak House Illustrator Gerry Mo... 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Lecture: Sophia Hsu (Lehman College, CUNY): “On Counting and Not Counting Popula... 10:15am - 11:30am

Talk: Sara Hackenberg (San Francisco State University): “Transfo... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Early Film Screening: TBA 7:15pm - 9:15pm

Morning Coffee and Tea Service 8:15am - 10:15am

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group C 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Professionalization Seminar B: TBA 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Undergraduate Writing Workshop 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Victorian Dance Lesson 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Graduate Student Creative Writing Workshop 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Student Writing Workshop 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel G 11:45am - 12:45pm

Dickensian Seminar A 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Victorian Tea Presented by the Friends of the Di... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Field Trip (by registration): TBA 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Free Time 7:15pm - 11:00pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group D (Virtual) 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel H (virtual) 11:45am - 12:45pm

Dickensian Seminar B (Virtual) 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Cowell room 132	Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall	Humanities 1, room 200	Humanities 1, room 210	Humanities 1, room 545	Humanities 1, room 620	Humanities and Social Sciences, room 259	Humanities Lecture Hall	Humanities Plaza	Humanities Social Sciences, room 359	Stevenson Event Center	Stevenson Plaza	Stevenson room 151	Stevenson room 152	Stevenson room 175	Stevenson Wagstaff Fireside Lounge	TBA	Zoom

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Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel D 11:45am - 12:45pm

Breakfast 8:00am - 8:45am

Lunch 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Dinner 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Dickensian Needlepoint 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group A 9:00am - 10:00am

Faculty Seminar 11:45am - 12:45pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session A 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar C 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session B 9:00am - 10:00am

Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Wednesday night’s screening) 2:00pm - 3:45pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group B 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar A 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Linoleum Printing Workshop with Bleak House Illustrator Gerry Mo... 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Lecture: Amy Wong (Dominican University of California): “China’s Bleak House“ 10:15am - 11:30am

Talk: Logan Browning (Rice University), “Unlocking Tulkinghorn’s... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Morning Coffee and Tea Service 8:15am - 10:15am

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group C 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar B 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Victorian Dance Lesson 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Entertainment: Dickensian Talent Show 7:45pm - 9:00pm

Post-Prandial Potations 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Graduate Student Creative Writing Workshop 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Student Writing Workshop 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel G 11:45am - 12:45pm

Dickensian Seminar A 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Grand Party, to which everyone is invited (hosted by the Friends) 9:00pm - 10:30pm

Undergraduate Seminar 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Victorian Tea Presented by the Friends of the Di... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group D (Virtual) 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel H (virtual) 11:45am - 12:45pm

Dickensian Seminar B (Virtual) 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Cowell room 132	Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall	Humanities 1, room 210	Humanities 1, room 545	Humanities 1, room 620	Humanities and Social Sciences, room 259	Humanities Lecture Hall	Humanities Plaza	Humanities Social Sciences, room 359	Stevenson Event Center	Stevenson Patio	Stevenson Plaza	Stevenson room 151	Stevenson room 152	Stevenson room 175	TBA	Zoom

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Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel D 11:45am - 12:45pm

Breakfast 8:00am - 8:45am

Lunch 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Early Dinner 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group A 9:00am - 10:00am

Faculty Seminar 11:45am - 12:45pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session A 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group B 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A 11:45am - 12:45pm

Panel Discussion with Miriam Margoyles (actress), Helena Michie (Rice University... 10:15am - 11:30am

Fireside Chat with John O. Jordan (UC Santa Cruz), Renée Fox (UC... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Morning Coffee and Tea Service 8:15am - 10:15am

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group C 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B 11:45am - 12:45pm

Friends of the Dickens Project Fundraising Auction 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Victorian Dance 8:30pm - 11:00pm

Road Scholars Lunch 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Early Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt and Book... 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F 11:45am - 12:45pm

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel G 11:45am - 12:45pm

Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session B 9:00am - 10:00am

Dickensian Seminar A 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Groups D 9:00am - 10:00am

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel H (virtual) 11:45am - 12:45pm

Dickensian Seminar B (Virtual) 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Cowell College Circle	Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall	TBA

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Check-out, Return Keys and Meal Cards (Please see Dickens Project staff for assistance with luggage) 8:15am - 10:15am

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Breakfast 8:00am - 8:45am

Everyone Departs: See You Next Year! 9:00am - 10:00am

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