2026 Virtual Schedule
Bleak House Dickens Universe Virtual Schedule
Sunday, July 26
| Time | Event | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45-9:00 PM | Lecture: Beth Newman (Southern Methodist University): Title TBA | |
| 9:15-11:15 PM | Film Screening: TBA |
Monday, July 27
| Time | Event | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group | Zoom |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | Lecture: Barbara Leckie (Carleton University): Title TBA | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel | Zoom |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Dickensian Seminar | Zoom |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | Talk: Logan Browning (Rice University): Title TBA | |
| 7:45-9:00 PM | Lecture: Adam Abraham (University of Miami): Title TBA | |
| 9:15-11:15 PM | Film Screening: TBA |
Tuesday, July 28
| Time | Event | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group | Zoom |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | Lecture: Talia Schaffer (Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY): Title TBA | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel | Zoom |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Dickensian Seminar | Zoom |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | Talk: John O. Jordan (UC Santa Cruz & the Dickens Project): Title TBA | |
| 7:45-9:00 PM | Lecture: Hilary Schor (University of Southern California): Title TBA | |
| 9:15-11:15 PM | Film Screening: TBA |
Wednesday, July 29
| Time | Event | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group | Zoom |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | Lecture: Sophia Hsu (Lehman College, CUNY): Title TBA | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel | Zoom |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Dickensian Seminar | Zoom |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | Talk: Sara Hackenberg (San Francisco State University): Title TBA | |
| 7:15-9:15 PM | Early Film Screening: TBA |
Thursday, July 30
| Time | Event | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group | Zoom |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | Lecture: Amy Wong (Dominican University of California): Title TBA | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel | Zoom |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Dickensian Seminar | Zoom |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | Talk: Carolyn Williams (Rutgers University): Title TBA | |
| 7:45-9:00 PM | Entertainment: Dickensian Talent Show |
Friday, July 31
| Time | Event | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group | Zoom |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | Roundtable with all the Speakers | |
| 11:45-12:45 PM | Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel | Zoom |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Dickensian Seminar | Zoom |
| 3:30-4:30 PM | Fireside Chat with John O. Jordan (UC Santa Cruz) and Renée Fox (UC Santa Cruz) | |
| 7:00-8:00 PM | Friends of the Dickens Project Fundraising Auction | |
| 8:00-8:20 PM | Announcement of the 2026 novel |