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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 […]

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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. ...

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Proposals Due March 30 - In 2027, Victorian Periodicals Review will celebrate its 60th anniversary. We are taking this historic occasion to capture the state of our field in a VPR special issue on “Keywords.” We are not seeking historical overviews or to replicate the expansive, definitional work of the Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Journalism of Great Britain and Ireland (Brake and Demoor, eds., 2009). Rather, for this special issue, inspired by

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Announcing Our Spring #DigiEvents Line-Up We're gearing up for a series of exceptional Digital Events this season! For those who like to plan ahead, this round-up of events allows you to register early, mark your calendar/diary, and then eagerly anticipate this slate of upcoming events. ...

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Join us June 8–12 (Week 1 of the Digital Humanities Summer Institute) for a workshop on "DH Leadership" with Katherine D. Harris (San Jose State University), Glen Layne-Worthey (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), and Ray Siemens (University of Victoria). The Foundations in Digital Humanities Leadership workshop at DHSI 2026 addresses the leadership challenges facing scholars and administrators working with digitally driven periodicals research.

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Behind the Scenes at the British National Newspaper Collection RSVP is thrilled to welcome Beth Gaskell (British Library) as the first speaker of our 2026 Digital Events series on Friday, January 23, 2026. In a talk entitled, "Yesterday's News: Behind the Scenes at the British National Newspaper Collection," Beth will share about her work managing the British National Newspaper Collection ...

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