Author: Beth Penney
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Teresa Mangum Wins Award
Teresa Mangum, professor emeritus at the University of Iowa, was awarded the 2026 Francis Andrew March Award by the Associated Departments of English (ADE) in recognition of her significant contributions to literary studies and academic leadership.
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The 45th Dickens Universe
The 45th annual Dickens Universe was held at John R. Lewis College/College 10 at the University of California at Santa Cruz, July 20-26. The book this year was The Old Curiosity Shop. There were 172 people registered; 26 of those attended virtually. The week started out with questions about narrators and protagonists. Teresa Mangum of the…
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Renée Fox Wins the 2025 Sonya Rudikoff Award
In April, the Universe’s own Renée Fox, Co-Director of the Dickens Project, Associate Professor in the UCSC Literature Department, and the Jordan-Stern Presidential Chair for Dickens and Nineteenth-Century Studies, was awarded the Northeast Victorian Studies Association’s (NVSA) Sonya Rudikoff Award for her 2023 book, The Necromantics: Reanimation, the Historical Imagination, and Victorian British and Irish…
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Arboretum Tour
The “garden was bright with flowers in full bloom, which shed a sweet odour all around, and had a charming and elegant appearance. Everything within the house and without, seemed to be the perfection of neatness and order.”
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Timothy Raisin III: What’s in a Name?
Pet spotlight finds us meeting the affable Timothy Raisin III, “TR3,” a beloved pet, whose daily routines include napping, schmoozing with roses, and charming neighborhood dogs—truly a Dickensian character!
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The 2024 Dickens Universe in Review
The 2024 Dickens Universe, held July 21–27 at UC Santa Cruz, brought together about 185 in-person participants and 30 via Zoom for its 44th annual gathering, this year devoted to Great Expectations. The week combined lectures, seminars, and group discussions with Victorian teas, performances, and evening events.
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A “Reunion” of Dickens and Shakespeare
A renewed collaboration between The Dickens Project and Shakespeare Santa Cruz, including a summer offer!
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An Oral History of the Universe
An ongoing project about the creation and continuation of our cornerstone conference. A story of community.