#  Victorian Literature and Culture 

 



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Meets three times per semester to hear and discuss work in progress on topics in Victorian literature, history, art, science, and popular culture. Both local and visiting speakers are featured. Papers are not pre-circulated, and everyone is welcome to attend. Contact us if you would like to be added to the Victorian Literature and Culture email list.



 



 

 

 

 

##  Past Events 

 



  [### Rumination and the Novel: A Moral-Psychological Approach

 ](/event/rumination-and-novel-moral-psychological-approach?occ_id=0)April 16, 2026

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 6:00PM EDT 

 

 

   [### “I am the Love”: Oscar Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas, and Problem of Personification.

 ](/event/i-am-love-oscar-wilde-lord-alfred-douglas-and-problem-personification?occ_id=0)Feb 12, 2026

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 6:00PM EST 

 

 

   [### The Geology of Living Beings: Coral and the 19th-Century Aquarium

 ](/event/seminar-anna-henchman?occ_id=0)December 4, 2025

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 6:00PM - 7:30PM EST 

 

 

  

 

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##  Chairs 

 



  [### Tara K. Menon

 ](/people/tara-k-menon) <taramenon@fas.harvard.edu> 

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   [### Colton Valentine

 ](/people/colton-valentine) <coltonvalentine@fas.harvard.edu> 

      ![Colton Valentine headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/ColtonValentine.jpg?itok=igQ93jfu) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Seminars ](/page-type/seminars)
- [ Victorian Literature and Culture ](/seminars/victorian-literature-and-culture)