We invite you to join us next Friday, December 12 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the Newberry Library for the British Studies Seminar with Professor Johana Staza Godfrey, presenting a paper titled “’Fraudulent Unearthing’: Working-class Antiquaries in Bleak House and Our Mutual Friend.” You can see more information and register to receive the paper here.
The seminar is co-sponsored by the Graduate Cluster in British Studies at Northwestern, Northwestern History, and the Nicholson Center for British Studies at the University of Chicago.
About the Speaker
Johana Godfrey is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Northwestern University, where she recently completed her PhD, recieving the 2024 Hagstrum Prize for Best Dissertation. She has published in Victorian Studies. While allegedly reworking her dissertation on anachronism into a monograph, she is also currently at work on a project about the ways that orthodox scientific discourses were misinterpreted in the popular imagination, and the ways that fiction writers mobilized these productive errors to experiment with new forms.
This event is free, but all participants must register in advance. Space is limited, so please do not request a paper unless you plan to attend.