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Gene Kirkham

Casa Nuestra Winery and Vineyards
founder, partner
St Helena, California
WebsiteI am an amateur at English letters. As they say, \"once and English major, always an English major.\" Throughout my coll
St Helena, California
Sunday, July 14
 

2:00pm PDT

Universe Participants Check-in and Registration Stevenson College Circle

4:15pm PDT

Welcome and Orientation Stevenson Event CenterRenee Fox • Ricardo Avila • Mark Gordon • Friends of the Dickens Project

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations Humanities Plaza

7:45pm PDT

Lecture: Carolyn Williams (Rutgers University) "Idiot Protagonism" Humanities Lecture HallCarolyn Williams

9:15pm PDT

Film Screening: "Battleship Potemkin" Humanities Lecture Hall
 
Monday, July 15
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group C Cowell 131Tricia Lootens

10:00am PDT

Lecture: Sophia Hsu (Lehman College, CUNY) "Barnaby's Crowds" Humanities Lecture HallSophia Hsu

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel A 202 Humanities 1Hayley Braithwaite • Jeremy Goheen Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel D 408 Humanities 1Katherine Hobbs • Seth Spencer Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

1:45pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar A Cowell 131Christian Lehmann • Friends of the Dickens Project Repeat Film Screening of "Battleship Potemkin" 210 Humanities 1

3:00pm PDT

Victorian Tea Stevenson PlazaFriends of the Dickens Project

4:00pm PDT

Talk: Catherine Robson (New York University) "Panic on the Streets of London: Barnaby Rudge's Gordon Riots and Civic Unrest in the Capital" Humanities Lecture HallCatherine Robson

5:15pm PDT

Deciphering Dickens Project 359 Hum/SocSciDouglas Dodds Deciphering Dickens Project Informational Session 202 Humanities 1John Bowen Victorian Dance Lessons Stevenson Event CenterAnnie Laskey • Friends of the Dickens Project

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations, Tee Shirt Sale, and Book Sale Humanities PlazaBay Tree Bookstore • Tim Clark • Liz Pollock

7:45pm PDT

Lecture: Galia Benziman (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) "Talking Birds, Talking to Birds: Transcending the Child in Barnaby Rudge" Humanities Lecture HallGalia Benziman

9:15pm PDT

Film Screening: "Earth" Humanities Lecture Hall
 
Tuesday, July 16
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group B 359 Hum/SocSciIain Crawford • Hyacinth Simpson

10:00am PDT

Herbert Furse Memorial Lecture: Jonathan Grossman (UC Los Angeles) "Barnaby's Standard" Humanities Lecture HallJonathan Grossman • Friends of the Dickens Project

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel B 210 Humanities 1Shannon Branfield • Sophia Panayiotou Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

1:45pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar A Cowell 131Christian Lehmann • Friends of the Dickens Project Dickensian Seminar B Cowell 134Wayne Batten • David Brownell • Friends of the Dickens Project Field Trip: Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History (meet at Cowell Fountain) Natural Sciences 2 Building, Room 239 Repeat Film Screening of "Earth" 210 Humanities 1

3:00pm PDT

Victorian Tea Stevenson PlazaFriends of the Dickens Project

4:00pm PDT

Talk: Teresa Mangum (University of Iowa) "Raving (by and about) Ravens" Humanities Lecture HallTeresa Mangum

5:15pm PDT

"L.A. 1992/London 1780: Sounding Out a Crowd" Gallery Talk Eloise Pickard Smith GalleryFriends of the Dickens Project Deciphering Dickens Project 359 Hum/SocSciJohn Bowen • Douglas Dodds Victorian Dance Lessons Stevenson Event CenterAnnie Laskey • Friends of the Dickens Project

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations and Book Sale Humanities PlazaBay Tree Bookstore • Tim Clark • Liz Pollock

7:45pm PDT

Lecture: Susan Cook (Southern New Hampshire University) "Barnaby Rudge: True Crime Style" Humanities Lecture HallSusan Cook • Friends of the Dickens Project

9:15pm PDT

Film Screening: "Bloody Sunday" Humanities Lecture Hall
 
Wednesday, July 17
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group D Cowell 134Monica Cohen • Justin Jones

10:00am PDT

Lecture: Devin Griffiths (University of Southern California) "Gripping the Past" Humanities Lecture HallDevin Griffiths

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel F Cowell Conference RoomElia Shipton • Jessica Terekhov

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

1:45pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar B Cowell 134Wayne Batten • David Brownell • Friends of the Dickens Project Field Trip: Arboretum and Botanic Garden (meet at Cowell Fountain) UCSC Arboretum Repeat Film Screening of "Bloody Sunday" Humanities Lecture Hall

3:00pm PDT

Victorian Tea Stevenson Coffee HouseFriends of the Dickens Project

4:00pm PDT

Talk: John O. Jordan (The Dickens Project) "Dickens and the Radicals" Humanities Lecture HallJohn O. Jordan

5:15pm PDT

Deciphering Dickens Project 359 Hum/SocSciJohn Bowen • Douglas Dodds Victorian Dance Lessons Stevenson Event CenterAnnie Laskey • Friends of the Dickens Project

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:15pm PDT

Early Film Screening: "Twilight: Los Angeles" Humanities Lecture Hall Free Time N/A
 
Thursday, July 18
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group C Cowell 131Tricia Lootens

10:00am PDT

Lecture: Michael C. Cohen (UC Los Angeles) "Quoting the Ravens" Humanities Lecture HallMichael Cohen

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel D 408 Humanities 1Katherine Hobbs • Seth Spencer Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel F Cowell Conference RoomElia Shipton • Jessica Terekhov

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

1:45pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar A Cowell 131Christian Lehmann • Friends of the Dickens Project Dickensian Seminar B Cowell 134Wayne Batten • David Brownell • Friends of the Dickens Project Repeat Film Screening of "Twilight, Los Angeles" 210 Humanities 1

3:00pm PDT

Victorian Tea Stevenson Coffee House

4:00pm PDT

Panel: Alicia Mireles Christoff (Amherst College), Ronjaunee Chatterjee (Conordia University), and Amy R. Wong (Dominican University of California) "Race and/in Victorian Studies" Humanities Lecture HallAlicia Mireles Christoff • Ronjaunee Chatterjee • Amy Wong

5:15pm PDT

Deciphering Dickens Project 359 Hum/SocSciJohn Bowen • Douglas Dodds Victorian Dance Lessons Stevenson Event CenterAnnie Laskey • Friends of the Dickens Project

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations and Book Sale Stevenson Event CenterBay Tree Bookstore • Tim Clark • Liz Pollock

7:45pm PDT

A Sentimental Soiree and Sassy Sing-Along Stevenson Event CenterSharon Aronofsky Weltman • Beth Newman • Friends of the Dickens Project

9:00pm PDT

Grand Party, to which everyone is invited Wagstaff Fireside LoungeFriends of the Dickens Project
 
Friday, July 19
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group D Cowell 134Monica Cohen • Justin Jones

10:00am PDT

Lecture: Adam Abraham (Virginia Commonwealth University) "The History of Barnaby Rudge; or, He Shouldn't Have Done It" Humanities Lecture HallAdam Abraham • Friends of the Dickens Project

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel C 402 Humanities 1Mary Grant • Nina Cook Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons Road Scholars Luncheon Stevenson Event Center

1:45pm PDT

Dickensian Seminar B Cowell 134Wayne Batten • David Brownell • Friends of the Dickens Project

3:30pm PDT

The Future of of the Dickens Project Wagstaff Fireside LoungeJohn O. Jordan • Michael Stern • Renee Fox • Courtney Mahaney • Jacqueline Barrios • Friends of the Dickens Project

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations, Tee Shirt Sale, and Book Sale Stevenson Event CenterBay Tree Bookstore • Tim Clark • Liz Pollock

7:45pm PDT

Friends of the Dickens Project Fundraising Auction Stevenson Event CenterFriends of the Dickens Project

8:30pm PDT

Announcement of the 2020 novel. Bay Tree will have copies available for sale. Stevenson Event Center

8:45pm PDT

Victorian Dance Stevenson Event CenterFriends of the Dickens Project
 
Saturday, July 20
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons Check-out, Return Keys and Meal Cards (Please see Dickens Project staff for assistance with luggage) Cowell College Circle
 

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