An organization dedicated to researching and teaching about newspapers, magazines, and serial print forms in Britain and its empire in the long 19th century
The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals, familiarly known as RSVP, is an interdisciplinary and international association of researchers dedicated to the study of the nineteenth-century press from Britain and its colonies. Members approach periodicals as an object of study and examine their contents and contexts — news and reviews; history, advertisements, illustrations, and visuals; literature, poetry, and gags; circulation and circuits; correspondents and editors; and more — from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and approaches, including book history, media history, print culture, and digital humanities.
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News, Announcements & Tidbits
RSVP is Hiring!
Welcome to Our Revamped Website!
A Message from President Priti Joshi You’ll see our familiar logo and favorite graphics, but also a renewed site that creates a dynamic space tailored to you! We envision this refreshed space as a place for visitors to return to often to learn about nineteenth-century British and colonial periodicals; to […]
Eliza Orme’s Leader-Writing: A Challenge to Periodical Studies
RSVP’s Digital Events is pleased to welcome Leslie Howsam who will speak on “Eliza Orme’s Leader-Writing: a Challenge to Periodical Studies” on October 11, 2024 at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. BT / 5 p.m. CET.Leslie Howsam will build on the work of her new […]
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