Welcome to RSVP

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.

Recent Digital Events

To view all of our series and lectures, please visit our YouTube channel.

2026 Wolff Lecture by Katherine Bode

2026 Colby Keynote Conversation

Roundtable on Expanding the Field with VPR Prize Winners

News, Announcements & Tidbits

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Our Fall Digital Events Lineup

We have several exciting Digital Events on the horizon for the latter half of 2026! We also know calendars and diaries fill up quickly, especially when approaching the holiday season. Below you will find the topics, dates, and speakers of our upcoming digital events. All events take place on a…
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How to Conference Effectively

A Professional Development Workshop - RSVP is pleased to kick off our fall Digital Events series by welcoming our 2026 conference committee members Jessica Valdez, Caroline Jones, and Sharin Schroder for a Professional Development Workshop on Conferences and Conferencing. Our speakers will give ...
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VPR CFP: Movements & Migrations

Special Issue of Victorian Periodicals Review on "Movements and Migration" - The nineteenth century was marked by unprecedented migration. People were forcibly or semi-forcibly relocated; traveled temporarily for pleasure or for work; and emigrated to escape war, famine, economic instability, or other crises. As people moved across Britain and the…
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Our Activities

awards and prizes
Awards, Grants & Prizes
Our Annual Conference
Victorian Periodicals Review

Resources for Periodical Scholars

The Curran
Index

Grad Students & Postdocs

Digital
Events

Research Resources

Teaching with Periodicals

RSVP Bibliography