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Workshop: The Making of Transimperial Technological Networks

Join us on 21 October 2021 at 5:30 pm BST / 11:30 am CST for a workshop titled, The Making of Transimperial Technological Networks: A Case Study of Select Marathi Periodicals. This event is the second in our series on Race and Transimperialism. Dr. Vaibhav Singh (University of Reading) will introduce us to Marathi periodicals to discuss aspects of design processes, typographic history, printing and textual communications in the context of transimperial technological networks. The 50-minute workshop will include a presentation from Dr. Singh and Q&A, with time for discussion and suggestions for further reading. The workshop is free. All are […]

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Call for Guest Editors of VPR

Victorian Periodicals Review invites proposals from guest editors for special themed issues to be published in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Individuals or co-editors should submit proposals to Katherine Malone by October 15, 2021.  Proposals should include a short description of your topic and its relevance to Victorian periodical studies, along with a brief bio for each editor. A full list of VPR’s past special issues is available on our website. If your proposal for a special issue is accepted, the guest editor(s) will: Solicit essays (either by CFP or invitation) Select five to seven articles for publication Oversee the revision process […]

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Your How-To Guide to Our 2021 Virtual Conference

How-To Guide Contents: Registration Viewing presentations Zoom links Session format Chairing instructions Zoom tech assistance instructions   How does this virtual conference work? The conference will hold virtual sessions via Zoom, from 8-11 September, at the times indicated on the conference schedule. Attendees can view, listen to, and read presenter materials in advance of the regular sessions on the conference website. The regular sessions themselves will be primarily devoted to discussion among presenters and attendees. Keynote talks will also take place over Zoom, but there are no advance materials for these events. The Zoom link for each session is posted […]

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Curran Index Seeks PT Paid Research Assistant

We are delighted to announce that The Curran Index is recruiting a part-time, paid research assistant to help the current editors, Dr. Emily Bell and Dr. Lara Atkin, to expand the attribution data that is currently incorporated into the Index. The Role A Research Assistant is required to undertake archival work examining the Chambers Journal ledgers at the National Library of Scotland. The ideal candidate will be based in easy travel distance of the NLS and will have a research background in Victorian periodical studies, either studying for a PhD or post-doctoral. The Work You will be expected to examine […]

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Peterson Award Winner Announced

RSVP is pleased to announce Mary Shannon as the 2021-2022 recipient of the Peterson Fellowship for her project on “Billy Waters, Periodicals, and Nineteenth-Century Popular Culture.” Committee members lauded her work on Billy Waters, a Black entertainer who received coverage in the transatlantic periodical press, as “a fascinating and timely project.” They also noted its potential to contribute to current critical conversations about “undisciplining” Victorian studies, about “vernacular culture” in its complexity, and about disability in the Victorian period. Congratulations to Mary and thanks to all who submitted applications for this year’s award!

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Congratulations to Our Prize Winners!

We have a number of exciting announcements regarding our annual prizes and awards. Read on for project details for our Field Development Grant, Colby Book Prize, and inaugural Sally Mitchell Dissertation Prize. Congratulations to all our winners and many thanks to all who submitted projects for consideration! Congrats to Our Field Development Grant Winner This year’s recipients of the RSVP Field Development Grant are Dino Felluga, Adrian Wisnicki, and Kenneth Crowell, for their project, “Recovering BIPOC Voices from the Victorian Periodical Press.” The decision committee deemed this project “a master class in decolonial recovery work that could offer a powerful […]

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