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A New Dickensian Venture
“I heard some voices, familiar in my ears I thought” Bleak House, ch. 37 The Dickens Society is excited to announce their latest venture in all things Dickensian, this one carefully curated for your ears, and thus for your walks, commutes, and relaxation. That’s right,...
COVID-19 Matching Program
“Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” Charles Dickens, “A Christmas Carol” So far, individuals have contributed a total of $3100...
Lillian Nayder on the Dickens Society YouTube Channel
Lillian Nayder is Professor of English at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She teaches courses on nineteenth-century British fiction, including “Jane Austen: Then and Now,” “The Brontës,” and “Dickens Revised.” Her seminar topics include “The Arctic Sublime” and “Victorian Crime Fiction.” Her research interests center...
Leslie Simon on the Dickens Society YouTube Channel
Dr. Leslie Simon (Chair, Philosophy and Humanities, Utah Valley University), discusses one of her current projects on possible connections between the character Miss Havisham from Charles Dickens’s “Great Expectations” (1861) and a contemporary Victorian debate over the Indian practice of sati/suttee, self-immolation practiced by some...
Diana C. Archibald on the Dickens Society YouTube Channel
Dr. Diana C. Archibald (Professor of English, University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Dickens Society member/former officer) discusses her work and perceptions of “American Notes for General Circulation” (1842) by Charles Dickens on the related subjects of incarceration and slavery. She also mentions the 2012 “Dickens in...
We’re Recruiting!
Calling all Dickens Society members! Have you ever dreamt of playing a larger role in the Dickens Society? Did you have such a wonderful time live-tweeting a conference that you never wanted to stop?Are you a genius at conducting, editing, and posting video interviews? Join...
An Interview with David Paroissien
Lydia Craig interviews David Paroissien, Emeritus Professor of English, UMass Amherst, on the occasion of his retirement as editor of Dickens Quarterly after more than thirty years. Dickens Quarterly was founded in 1970 at the Modern Language Association Convention. How did you first become editor...
Sean Grass on the Dickens Society YouTube Channel
Dr. Sean Grass (Professor of English, Rochester Institute of Technology) is currently the Vice-President and President-Elect of the Dickens Society and a long-time member. Sean Grass is Professor of English at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He has authored several essays and three books, The...
Dickens Society Blog: Call for Posts
The Dickens Society Blog aims to disseminate Dickensian research amongst the Society’s membership, the larger academic community, and the interested public. We welcome ongoing submissions from researchers at any career level on any topic relating to Dickens’s life, work, or world – if you would...
Call for Papers: The 25th Annual Dickens Society Symposium
OUR DICKENS: DICKENS AND HIS PUBLICS 17th-19th July 2020, Bloomsbury, London In 2020, the 150-year anniversary of Dickens’s death, the annual Dickens Society Symposium will take place in Bloomsbury, Dickens’s home for periods of time and where he produced some of his most memorable...
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