Detailed Schedule for the Dickens Universe
Schedule for July 23
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SUNDAY, JULY 23
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| 7:45-9:00 PM |
Opening Lecture: Catherine Robson (New York University), "A Tale of Two Cities and Britain's Island Fantasy"
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Schedule for July 24
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MONDAY, JULY 24
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| 9:00-10:00 AM |
Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group |
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| 10:15-11:30 AM |
VIRTUAL Lecture: Nathalie Vanfasse (Aix-Marsaille Université),"An Intercultural Tale of Two Cities: or, How to Translate the French Revolution into English"
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| 11:45-12:45 PM |
Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel |
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| 2:00-3:00 PM |
Dickensian Seminar |
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| 4:00-5:00 PM |
Talk: Helena Michie (Rice University) & Robyn Warhol (Ohio State University), "Project Endings"
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| 7:45-9:00 PM |
Lecture: Amy King (Saint John's University), "A Tale of Two Islands: The Specter of Black Rebellion in Tale of Two Cities"
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Schedule for July 25
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TUESDAY, JULY 25
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| 9:00-10:00 AM |
Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group |
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| 10:15-11:30 AM |
Lecture: Andrew H. Miller (Johns Hopkins University), "Dickens' Tones"
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| 11:45-12:45 PM |
Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel |
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| 2:00-3:00 PM |
Dickensian Seminar |
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| 4:00-5:00 PM |
Talk: Christian Lehmann (Bard Early College High School & the Friends of the Dickens Project), "Greek and Roman Mythology in A Tale of Two Cities"
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| 7:45-9:00 PM |
Lecture: Renée Fox (UC Santa Cruz), "Revolutionary Genres" |
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Schedule for July 26
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
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| 9:00-10:00 AM |
Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group |
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| 10:15-11:30 AM |
Lecture: Manu Samriti Chander (Rutgers University), "Dickens' Universalism" |
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| 11:45-12:45 PM |
Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel |
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| 2:00-3:00 PM |
Dickensian Seminar |
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| 4:00-5:00 PM |
Talk: Logan Browning (Rice University), "A Tale of Two Editors: Is A Tale Still A Tale without its Famous Beginning?"
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Schedule for July 27
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THURSDAY, JULY 27
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| 9:00-10:00 AM |
Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group |
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| 10:15-11:30 AM |
Lecture: Catherine Gallagher (UC Berkeley), "Historical Vengeance in A Tale of Two Cities" |
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| 11:45-12:45 PM |
Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novels |
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| 2:00-3:00 PM |
Dickensian Seminar |
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| 4:00-5:00 PM |
Book Talk: Jon Varese (Author and Friends of the Dickens Project), "Dombey 2.0: The Company" (interviewed by Jason Rudy)
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Schedule for July 28
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FRIDAY, JULY 28
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| 9:00-10:00 AM |
Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group |
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| 10:15-11:30 AM |
Lecture: Sukanya Banerjee (UC Berkeley), "Loyalty and Revolution"
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| 11:45-12:45 PM |
Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novels |
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| 2:00-3:00 PM |
Dickensian Seminar |
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| 4:00-5:00 PM |
Fireside Chat with John O. Jordan (UC Santa Cruz) and Renée Fox (UC Santa Cruz) |
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| 7:30-8:30 PM |
Friends of the Dickens Project Fundraising Auction |
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Announcement of the 2024 novel. |
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