Marking the Retirement of Professor Reginia Gagnier
Schedule
Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
University of Exeter Queen's Building | Exeter, EN
About this Event
This three-day event will bring together scholars, former students, and friends for a series of academic panels inspired by Professor Gagnier’s research and intellectual leadership. Alongside formal sessions, there will be time to reconnect, reflect, and celebrate her enduring impact on the field.
You are also warmly invited to a lunch reception hosted by Regenia on Saturday 20th June, 12:00–17:00, at Moor House, Crediton, Devon (EX17 5EL).
Thursday, 18th June
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Decadence (MR 2/3, Queen's)
Info: Joseph Bristow (UCLA); Kate Hext (Exeter); Alex Murray (Belfast); Angelique Richardson (Exeter).
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Refreshment break (Digital Humanities, Seminar Room 2)
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Economics and Aesthetics (MR 2/3, Queen's)
Info: Steven Connor (King’s College, London); Dino Felluga (Purdue); Peter Riley (Exeter); Lucy Morse (independent scholar); Mark Steven (Exeter).
🕑: 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Drinks reception (Senior Common Room, Queen's)
Friday, 19th June
🕑: 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Subjectivities (MR 2/3, Queen's)
Info: Diana Maltz (Southern Oregon); Mary Jean Corbett (Miami); Corinna Wagner (Exeter); Simon Rennie (Exeter); Kate Montague (Exeter).
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Refreshment break (Senior Common Room, Queen's)
🕑: 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
The State of the University, the University and the State (MR 2/3, Queen's)
Info: Alice Barnaby (Swansea); Hilary Fraser (Birkbeck [Emeritus]); Sambudha Sen (Shiv Nadar); Zoe Bulaitis (Birmingham); Patricia Pulham (Surrey).
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch (Senior Common Room, Queen's)
Info: Sponsored by the British Association of Victorian Studies.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Literature and Global Circulation (MR 2/3, Queen's)
Info: Isobel Armstrong (Birkbeck [Emeritus]); Jo McDonagh (Chicago); Dennis Denisoff (Tulsa); Ana Parejo-Vadillo (Birkbeck); John Plunkett (Exeter).
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Refreshment break (Senior Common Room, Queen's)
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Farther Adventures of Regenia Gagnier (MR 2/3, Queen's)
Info: Rosie Graham (Birmingham); Susan Hayward (Exeter [Emeritus]) & Duncan Petrie (York); Andy Brown (Exeter); Rohan McWilliam (Anglia Ruskin); Paul Young (Exeter).
🕑: 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Drinks reception (Senior Common Room, Queen's)
Saturday, 20th June
🕑: 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Lunch reception
Info: Lunch reception hosted by Regenia at Moor House, Crediton, Devon, EX17 5EL.
Where is it happening?
University of Exeter Queen's Building, The Queen's Drive, Exeter, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
