WELCOME! The Work in Nineteenth-Century Studies (WINCS) Colloquium at the University of Toronto provides a forum for interdisciplinary investigations into all aspects of nineteenth-century literature and culture. Housed within the Department of English, WINCS is open to faculty and graduate students at Universities in the GTA and beyond. WINCS regularly invites scholars to present their ongoing research.

Speakers either present a lecture or share a work-in-progress.
Works-in-progress are circulated in advance to listserv subscribers. If you are not a member of the listserv and would like to receive information about WINCS events, please see this website's "Join / Contact" page.

Upcoming WINCS Events
 Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 4:30-6:00 pm | Jackman Humanities Bldg., Rm. 718
Graduate Student Presentation Event
Presentations by--
Gabriel Briex (PhD Candidate), “Melville and the Utopians”
Colleen McDonell (PhD Candidate), "Stevenson’s Strange Case of Servant Witnesses: Incidental Characters and Major Incident in Gothic Fiction"
Philip Trotter (PhD Candidate), "Disinterring James Hervey’s Meditations among the Tombs: Revision and Pre-Romantic Authorship"

Related Group Events
 This year’s SJ Stubbs Lecture in English Literature will be given by Clare Pettitt (Cambridge) on January 22 at 4 pm at University College. The title of her lecture is “White Gold: Extractive Logic and Seriality in the Nineteenth Century.” (See poster attached for abstract!) As I’m serving as the Convenor for the lecture, six seats will be reserved for UTM English and Drama on a first-come-first-served basis. The registration link is here, and you can indicate that you are from UTM English and Drama in the additional notes section of the registration form.

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | 4:30-6:00 pm | Paul Cadario Conference Ctr. at Croft Chapter House, University College, 15 King's College Circle
"White Gold: Extractive Logic and Seriality in the Nineteenth Century"
S.J. Stubbs Lecture in English Literature will be given by Clare Pettitt, Grace 2 Chair, Faculty of English, University of Cambridge.

Friday, March 14, 2025 | 4:00-6:30 pm | Jackman Humanities Bldg., Rm. 616
"River Man: Romanticism and the Myth of the Genius too Sensitive to Survive"
Vincent A. De Luca Lecture with Tim Fulford, Professor of English, De Montfort University. Sponsored by the Department of English, University of Toronto.

Nineteenth-Century Graduate (NRG) Student Reading Group
 The NRG gives junior scholars – C19 Americanists, Victorianists, Romanticists, and beyond – a chance to connect, share research ideas, and develop professionally.
New members are always welcome!
Please visit the UofT Nineteenth-Century Reading Group website, or email:
Andy Chang or Robbie Steele