Dickens Universe 2026

Dickens Universe 2026

2:00pm PDT

Universe Participants Check-In and Registration Stevenson Circle

5:15pm PDT

Road Scholar and First-Timer Orientation Stevenson Event Center

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

9:15pm PDT

Film Screening Humanities Lecture Hall

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group A TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group B TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group C TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group D Zoom

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

11:45am PDT

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel D TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F TBA

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

2:00pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar A TBA Film Screening (Repeat of Sunday night's Screening) TBA

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

5:15pm PDT

Dickensian Needlepoint TBA Teacher Workshop TBA Victorian Dance Lesson Stevenson Event Center

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt and Book Sale Humanities Plaza

7:45pm PDT

Lecture: Adam Abraham (University of Miami): “Dickens in Chancery” Humanities Lecture Hall

9:15pm PDT

Film Screening TBA Humanities Lecture Hall

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group A TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group B TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group C TBA

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

11:45am PDT

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel D TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F TBA

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

2:00pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar A TBA Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Monday night’s screening) TBA

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

5:15pm PDT

Dickensian Needlepoint TBA Victorian Dance Lesson Stevenson Event Center

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt and Book Sale Humanities Plaza

7:45pm PDT

Lecture: Hilary Schor (University of Southern California): “The Clerk’s Tale” Humanities Lecture Hall

9:15pm PDT

Film Screening TBA Humanities Lecture Hall

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group A TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group B TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group C TBA

10:15am PDT

Lecture: Sophia Hsu (Lehman College, CUNY): “On Counting and Not Counting Populations” Humanities Lecture Hall

11:45am PDT

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel D TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F TBA

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

2:00pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar A TBA Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Wednesday night’s screening) TBA

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

5:15pm PDT

Dickensian Needlepoint TBA Victorian Dance Lesson Stevenson Event Center

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

7:15pm PDT

Early Film Screening: TBA Humanities Lecture Hall Free Time TBA

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

11:45am PDT

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel D TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F TBA

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

2:00pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar A TBA Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Wednesday night’s screening) TBA

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 Screening of "Havisham!" Ballet Performance Humanities Lecture Hall

5:15pm PDT

Dickensian Needlepoint TBA Victorian Dance Lesson Stevenson Event Center

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations Stevenson 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) TBA

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group A TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group B TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group C TBA Faculty-Led Contextual Discussion Group D TBA

11:45am PDT

Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel A TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel B TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel C TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel D TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel E TBA Graduate Student-Led Workshop on the Novel F TBA

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

2:00pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar A TBA

3:30pm PDT

Fireside Chat with John O. Jordan (UC Santa Cruz), Renée Fox (UC Santa Cruz), and Murray Baumgarten (UC Santa Cruz) Humanities Lecture Hall

5:00pm PDT

Early Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall

6:00pm PDT

Early Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt and Book Sale Stevenson Plaza

7:00pm PDT

Friends of the Dickens Project Fundraising Auction Stevenson Event Center

8:00pm PDT

Announcement of the 2027 novel. Copies will be available for sale. Stevenson Plaza

8:30pm PDT

Victorian Dance Stevenson Event Center

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

9:00am PDT

Everyone Departs: See You Next Year! TBA

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