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RSVP’s Digital Events is pleased to inaugurate the first in a recurring series of panel-style presentations (configured to be user-friendly for online consumption and participation) on Friday, August 9!
“Class” Periodicals: Contents, Categories, Publics will take up “class” periodicals, a term developed to evade the stamp tax. Our panelists will present short papers that address the emergence of this variety of periodicals and their delineation of “general news”; the characteristics and audience of trade and professional journals of print; and medical journals like the Lancet and its conception of “general news.”
Following the presentations, we will have time for robust discussion.
Join Us on Friday, August 9
We’ll convene at our regular time at 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. EST / 4 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. CET.
As always, our digital events are free but registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
Presentations & Speakers
The following papers will be given:
![Drawing of a collection of long-stemmed mushrooms](https://rs4vp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1860.04.14_Gardeners-Chronicle_Agaricus-Fascularis-e1721834964926.jpg)
“‘General News’ in ‘Class’ Periodicals: The Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1841-1870″
Ali Hatapçı, University of Burgundy, Dijon
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“For and/or About?: Victorian Print Trade Journals and the Shiftiness of Categorization”
Jamie Horrocks, Associate Professor of English, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
![Page with header "The Lancet" with two columns of text below in black typeface.](https://rs4vp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1823_The-Lancet_Leader-Page-scaled-e1721834382192.jpg)
“The Changing Publics of the Victorian Medical Journals”
Sally Frampton, Research Associate in Health Humanities, University of Oxford