Magdalena Pypeć reads Hard Times through the Faust legend, seeing Tom’s engagement with Harthouse a transaction with a “demon familiar” who arrives in Coketown when the town most resembles hell.🔥🔥🔥 #Dickenssociety2026

Natalie McKnight on Dickens’ tendencies to deconstruct binaries: the Shakespearean wise fools, Mr. Dick & Dora, become more emotionally intelligent than the hero of his own novel with their “the mind[s] of the heart”. #Dickenssociety2026

Dickens, photography, and the theatre take centre stage in Daniel Novak’s talk on The Old Curiosity Shop, “The Magic Reel.” #dickenssociety2026

Robert Sirabian ist kicking off the #Dickenssociety2026 meeting with a fascinating paper on the different ways in which people meet in Dickens.

“Ever the best of friends…” So glad to be here in Aarhus as things get underway for #DickensSociety2026

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And we’re off! We had a wonderful pre-symposium reception with a beautiful spread of food, glorious food! #Dickenssociety2026