General interest posts
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 Friday …
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 globe, they …
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Robert & Vineta Scholarly Book Prize! The Colby Book Prize recognizes book-length scholarship published during the preceding year that most advances our understanding of the nineteenth-century press of Britain and its empire. The committee has shortlisted the following three books for their excellent scholarship on periodicals of the long nineteenth century. The winner will be …
The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals invites those attending the upcoming 2026 conference of the Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE) to our sponsored panel, Rethinking the Profession of Journalism and Authorship in/through Periodical Studies” on June 4 at 10:30 a.m. local time. Recent work on nineteenth-century periodicals (including newspapers and magazines), invites …
A Collaboration Between RSVP and NAVSA’s Empire & Colonialism Caucus RSVP and the Empire & Colonialism Caucus of the North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) came together to organize a joint Pick-a-Periodical event and Caucus Salon on Friday, June 12 featuring Dr. Gigi Tang. Participants learned about the periodical South […]
Victorian Varia: Punch’s Pocket Book, Almanacs and Miscellanies – Caen Normandie University is delighted to invite applicants for a three-year PhD studentship commencing on October 1, 2026. Funded by CaeSAR (Caen, Strategy for Accelerating Research) as part of the ExcellencES initiative, France 2030, the studentship will concentrate on Victorian miscellanies, with a specific focus on Punch’s Pocket Book (1843-1881) and the Punch brand. …
