Event
2026 Dickens Universe
The Dickens Project
UC Santa Cruz
July 26-August 1, 2026

The Dickens Project presents the 2026 Dickens Universe, a week-long scholarly and community-based retreat on the UC Santa Cruz campus from July 26 to August 1, 2026. This year’s focus is on Bleak House, and participants engage in lectures, seminars, discussion groups, film screenings, Victorian tea, and a variety of social and intellectual events.

Each year, the Dickens Universe brings together researchers, teachers, students, and independent scholars for a week of sustained engagement with Victorian literature, culture, and nineteenth-century studies. The 2026 program centers on Bleak House and continues the Universe’s long tradition of fostering interdisciplinary conversation across literature, history, social justice, and cultural studies. Participants join lectures, seminars, discussion groups, film screenings, and social events that create a unique space for cross-generational and cross-institutional exchange.

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Learn more or register at: dickens.ucsc.edu