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Jessica Sherrill
University of Texas, Austin
Faculty
Sunday
, July 26
8:00am
PDT
Breakfast
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
8:45am
PDT
Consortium Faculty Planning Meeting
Humanities and Social Sciences, room 259
10:00am
PDT
Morning Coffee and Pastries
Humanities 1, room 210
10:30am
PDT
Plenary Meeting of Faculty and Graduate Students
Humanities Lecture Hall
1:00pm
PDT
Lunch
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
6:15pm
PDT
Dinner
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
7:00pm
PDT
Post-Prandial Potations (Refreshments)
Humanities Plaza
7:45pm
PDT
Lecture: Beth Newman (Southern Methodist University): “Bleak House‘s Fixations”
Humanities Lecture Hall
Beth Newman
Monday
, July 27
8:00am
PDT
Breakfast
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
8:15am
PDT
Morning Coffee and Tea Service
Humanities Plaza
10:15am
PDT
Lecture: Barbara Leckie (Carleton University): “How to Begin: Reading Bleak House through Earth, Climate, and Hannah Arendt’s ‘Enacted Stories’”
Humanities Lecture Hall
Barbara Leckie
11:45am
PDT
Faculty Seminar
Humanities 1, room 210
Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C
Cowell room 113
1:00pm
PDT
Lunch
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
3:00pm
PDT
Victorian Tea Presented by the Friends of the Dickens Project
Humanities Plaza
4:00pm
PDT
Talk: Carolyn Williams (Rutgers University): “The Family Picture Gallery”
Humanities Lecture Hall
Carolyn Williams
6:15pm
PDT
Dinner
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
7:00pm
PDT
Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt and Book Sale, and Silent Auction
Humanities Plaza
7:45pm
PDT
Lecture: Adam Abraham (University of Miami): “Dickens in Chancery”
Humanities Lecture Hall
Adam Abraham
Tuesday
, July 28
8:00am
PDT
Breakfast
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
8:15am
PDT
Morning Coffee and Tea Service
Humanities Plaza
10:15am
PDT
Lecture: Talia Schaffer (Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY): “Starting with Service: Phil, Esther, and the Shape of Character in Bleak House“
Humanities Lecture Hall
Talia Schaffer
11:45am
PDT
Faculty Seminar
Humanities 1, room 210
1:00pm
PDT
Lunch
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
2:00pm
PDT
Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar C
Cowell room 113
3:00pm
PDT
Victorian Tea Presented by the Friends of the Dickens Project
Humanities Plaza
4:00pm
PDT
Talk: John O. Jordan (UC Santa Cruz & the Dickens Project): “Revisiting Supposing“
Humanities Lecture Hall
John O. Jordan
6:15pm
PDT
Dinner
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
7:00pm
PDT
Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt and Book Sale, and Silent Auction
Humanities Plaza
7:45pm
PDT
Lecture: Hilary Schor (University of Southern California): “The Clerk’s Tale”
Humanities Lecture Hall
Hilary Schor
Wednesday
, July 29
8:00am
PDT
Breakfast
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
8:15am
PDT
Morning Coffee and Tea Service
Humanities Plaza
10:15am
PDT
Lecture: Sophia Hsu (Lehman College, CUNY): “On Counting and Not Counting Populations”
Humanities Lecture Hall
Sophia Hsu
11:45am
PDT
Faculty Seminar
Humanities 1, room 210
3:00pm
PDT
Victorian Tea Presented by the Friends of the Dickens Project
Humanities Plaza
4:00pm
PDT
Talk: Sara Hackenberg (San Francisco State University): “Transforming Bleak House: The Bondwoman’s Narrative and Other Fanfics”
Humanities Lecture Hall
Sara Hackenberg
6:15pm
PDT
Dinner
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
Thursday
, July 30
8:00am
PDT
Breakfast
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
8:15am
PDT
Morning Coffee and Tea Service
Humanities Plaza
10:15am
PDT
Lecture: Amy Wong (Dominican University of California): “China’s Bleak House“
Humanities Lecture Hall
Amy Wong
11:45am
PDT
Faculty Seminar
Humanities 1, room 210
1:00pm
PDT
Lunch
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
2:00pm
PDT
Faculty-Led Graduate Student Seminar C
Cowell room 113
3:00pm
PDT
Victorian Tea Presented by the Friends of the Dickens Project
Humanities Plaza
4:00pm
PDT
Talk: Logan Browning (Rice University), “Unlocking Tulkinghorn’s Chambers”
Humanities Lecture Hall
Logan Browning
6:15pm
PDT
Dinner
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
7:00pm
PDT
Post-Prandial Potations, Sale, and Silent Auction
Humanities Plaza
7:45pm
PDT
Entertainment: Dickensian Talent Show
Stevenson Event Center
9:00pm
PDT
Grand Party, to which everyone is invited (hosted by the Friends)
Stevenson Wagstaff Fireside Lounge
Friday
, July 31
8:00am
PDT
Breakfast
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
8:15am
PDT
Morning Coffee and Tea Service
Humanities Plaza
10:15am
PDT
Panel Discussion with Miriam Margolyes (actress), Helena Michie (Rice University), and Rebecca Stern (University of South Carolina)
Humanities Lecture Hall
Helena Michie • Miriam Margolyes • Rebecca Stern
11:45am
PDT
Faculty Seminar
Humanities 1, room 210
1:00pm
PDT
Lunch
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
3:30pm
PDT
Fireside Chat with John O. Jordan (UC Santa Cruz), Renée Fox (UC Santa Cruz)
Humanities Lecture Hall
John O. Jordan
5:00pm
PDT
Early Dinner
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
6:00pm
PDT
Early Post-Prandial Potations, Final Dickens Project T-shirt and Book Sale
Humanities Plaza
7:00pm
PDT
Turveydrop Gala: Friends of the Dickens Project Fundraising Auction
Humanities Lecture Hall
8:00pm
PDT
Turveydrop Gala: Announcement of the 2027 novel. Copies will be available for sale.
Humanities Lecture Hall
8:30pm
PDT
Turveydrop Gala: Victorian Dance and Gaming
Stevenson Event Center
Saturday
, August 1
8:00am
PDT
Breakfast
Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall
8:15am
PDT
Check-out, Return Keys and Meal Cards (Please see Dickens Project staff for assistance with luggage)
Cowell College Circle
10:00am
PDT
Return Shuttle SFO Airport Reservations Required
Cowell College Circle
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