2026 Schedule
Bleak House Dickens Universe Schedule
Audience Key: B: By Application | E: Everyone | F: Faculty Members | G: Graduate Students | U: Undergraduates
Saturday, July 25
| Time | Audience | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00-5:00 PM | F/G | Faculty and Graduate Students Check-in and Registration | |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | F/G | Welcome Dinner | |
| 7:30-9:00 PM | F/G | Orientation for Faculty and Graduate Students |
Sunday, July 26
| Time | Audience | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:45 AM | F/G | Breakfast | |
| 8:45-10:00 AM | F | Faculty Planning Meeting | |
| G | Graduate Students Meeting | ||
| 10:00-10:30 AM | F/G | Morning Coffee and Pastries | |
| 10:30-12:00 PM | F/G | Plenary Meeting of Faculty and Graduate Students | |
| 1:00-1:45 PM | F/G | Lunch | |
| 2:00-5:00 PM | E | Universe Participants Check-in and Registration | |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | B | Executive Committee Meeting | |
| 5:15-6:00 PM | E | Road Scholar and First-Timer Orientation | |
| 6:15-7:00 PM | E | Dinner | |
| 7:00-7:45 PM | E | Post-Prandial Potations (refreshments) | |
| 7:45-9:00 PM | E | Lecture: TBA | |
| 9:15-11:15 PM | E | Film Screening: TBA |
Monday, July 27
| Time | Audience | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:45 AM | E | Breakfast | |
| 8:15-10:15 AM | E | Morning Coffee and Tea Service | |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | E | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Groups | A: B: C: D: Zoom |
| G | Graduate Student Presentation Workshop | ||
| G | Graduate Student Publication Workshop | ||
| G | Graduate Student Writing Workshop | ||
| 9:00-1:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session | |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | E | Lecture: TBA | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | E | Graduate Student-led Workshops on the Novel | A: B: C: D: E: F: G: Zoom |
| F | Faculty Seminar | ||
| 1:00-1:45 PM | E | Lunch | |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | E | Dickensian Seminars | A: B: Zoom |
| U | Undergraduate Seminar | ||
| G | Faculty-led Graduate Student Seminars | A: B: C: | |
| 2:00-4:00 PM | E | Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Sunday night’s screening) | |
| 2:00-6:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session | |
| 3:00-3:45 PM | E | Victorian Tea presented by the Friends of the Dickens Project | |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | E | Talk: TBA | |
| 5:15-6:15 PM | U | Undergraduate Writing Workshop | |
| E | Teacher Workshop | ||
| E | Victorian Dance Lesson | ||
| E | Dickensian Needlepoint | ||
| 6:15-7:00 PM | E | Dinner | |
| 7:00-7:45 PM | E | Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt and Book Sale | |
| 7:45-9:00 PM | E | Lecture: TBA | |
| 9:15-11:15 PM | E | Film Screening: TBA |
Tuesday, July 28
| Time | Audience | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:45 AM | E | Breakfast | |
| 8:15-10:15 AM | E | Morning Coffee and Tea Service | |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | E | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Groups | A: B: C: D: Zoom |
| G | Graduate Student Presentation Workshop | ||
| G | Graduate Student Publication Workshop | ||
| G | Graduate Student Writing Workshop | ||
| 9:00-1:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session | |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | E | Lecture: TBA | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | E | Graduate Student-led Workshops on the Novel | A: B: C: D: E: F: G: Zoom |
| F | Faculty Seminar | ||
| 1:00-1:45 PM | E | Lunch | |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | E | Dickensian Seminars | A: B: Zoom |
| U | Undergraduate Seminar | ||
| G | Faculty-led Graduate Student Seminars | A: B: C: | |
| 2:00-4:00 PM | E | Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Monday night’s screening) | |
| 2:00-6:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session | |
| 3:00-3:45 PM | E | Victorian Tea presented by the Friends of the Dickens Project | |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | E | Talk: TBA | |
| 5:15-6:15 PM | U | Undergraduate Writing Workshop | |
| E | Victorian Dance Lesson | ||
| E | Dickensian Needlepoint | ||
| 6:15-7:00 PM | E | Dinner | |
| 7:00-7:45 PM | E | Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt and Book Sale | |
| 7:45-9:00 PM | E | Lecture: TBA | |
| 9:15-11:15 PM | E | Film Screening: TBA |
Wednesday, July 29
| Time | Audience | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:45 AM | E | Breakfast | |
| 8:15-10:15 AM | E | Morning Coffee and Tea Service | |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | E | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Groups | A: B: C: D: Zoom |
| G | Graduate Student Presentation Workshop | ||
| G | Graduate Student Publication Workshop | ||
| G | Graduate Student Writing Workshop | ||
| 9:00-1:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session | |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | E | Lecture: TBA | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | E | Graduate Student-led Workshops on the Novel | A: B: C: D: E: F: G: Zoom |
| F | Faculty Seminar | ||
| 1:00-1:45 PM | E | Lunch | |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | E | Dickensian Seminars | A: B: Zoom |
| U | Undergraduate Seminar | ||
| G | Graduate Professionalization Seminar A: TBA | ||
| G | Graduate Professionalization Seminar B: TBA | ||
| G | Graduate Professionalization Seminar C: TBA | ||
| 2:00-4:00 PM | E | Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Wednesday night’s screening) | |
| 2:00-6:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session | |
| 3:00-3:45 PM | E | Victorian Tea presented by the Friends of the Dickens Project | |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | E | Talk: TBA | |
| 5:15-6:15 PM | U | Undergraduate Writing Workshop | |
| E | Victorian Dance Lesson | ||
| E | Dickensian Needlepoint | ||
| 6:15-7:00 PM | E | Dinner | |
| 7:15-9:15 PM | E | Early Film Screening: TBA | |
| 7:15-11:00PM | E | Free Time |
Thursday, July 30
| Time | Audience | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:45 AM | E | Breakfast | |
| 8:15-10:15 AM | E | Morning Coffee and Tea Service | |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | G | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Groups | A: B: C: D: Zoom |
| G | Graduate Student Presentation Workshop | ||
| G | Graduate Student Publication Workshop | ||
| G | Graduate Student Writing Workshop | ||
| 9:00-1:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session | |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | E | Lecture: TBA | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | E | Graduate Student-led Workshops on the Novel | A: B: C: D: E: F: G: Zoom |
| F | Faculty Seminar | ||
| 1:00-1:45 PM | E | Lunch | |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | E | Dickensian Seminars | A: B: Zoom |
| G | Undergraduate Seminar | ||
| G | Faculty-led Graduate Student Seminars | A: B: C: | |
| 2:00-3:45 PM | E | Repeat Film Screening (repeat of Wednesday night’s screening) | |
| 2:00-6:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session | |
| 3:00-3:45 PM | E | Victorian Tea presented by the Friends of the Dickens Project | |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | E | Talk: TBA | |
| 5:15-6:15 PM | E | Victorian Dance Lesson | |
| E | Dickensian Needlepoint | ||
| 6:15-7:00 PM | E | Dinner | |
| 7:00-7:45 PM | E | Post-Prandial Potations | |
| 7:45-9:00 PM | E | Entertainment: TBA | |
| 9:00-10:30 PM | E | Grand Party, to which everyone is invited (hosted by the Friends) |
Friday, July 31
| Time | Audience | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:45 AM | E | Breakfast | |
| 8:15-10:15 AM | E | Morning Coffee and Tea Service | |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | E | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Groups | A: B: C: D: |
| 9:00-1:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Morning Session | |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | E | Roundtable with all the Speakers | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | E | Graduate Student-led Workshops on the Novel | A: B: C: D: E: F: G: Zoom |
| F | Faculty Seminar | ||
| 1:00-1:45 PM | E | Lunch | |
| B | Road Scholar Lunch | ||
| 2:00-3:00 PM | E | Dickensian Seminars | A: B: Zoom |
| 2:00-5:00 PM | B | Victorianist Writing Retreat Afternoon Session | |
| 3:30-4:30 PM | E | Fireside Chat with John O. Jordan (UC Santa Cruz) and Renée Fox (UC Santa Cruz) | |
| 5:00-5:45 PM | E | Early Dinner | |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | E | Early Post-Prandial Potations, Dickens Project T-shirt and Book Sale | |
| 7:00-8:00 PM | E | Friends of the Dickens Project Fundraising Auction | |
| 8:00-8:20 PM | E | Announcement of the 2026 novel. Copies will be available for sale. | |
| 8:30-11:00 PM | E | Victorian Dance |
Saturday, August 1
| Time | Audience | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:45 AM | E | Breakfast | |
| 8:15-10:15 AM | E | Check-out, Return Keys and Meal Cards Please see Dickens Project staff for assistance with luggage. | |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | E | Everyone departs. See you next year! | |
| B | Return Shuttles to SJC and SFO Airports Reservations required. Click links above to access the reservation pages for each airport shuttle. |