The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP): interdisciplinary scholarly group, publisher of @VPReditors + now @rs4vp.org on Bluesky
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ALT Detail from J. Moyr-Smith, Album of Decorative Figures (London, 1882): n.p. Three figures dressed as court jesters dance and prance. The central figure is dressed in an abbot's costume. The caption reads, "The Lord of Misrule and Abbot of Unreason"
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Join us at MMU on Wednesday 2nd April, for an exciting afternoon of papers, including my new research on the Punch Almanack with Sonja Lawrenson @RS4VP @BAVS_PGs #unlockingthearchive
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ICYMI, our latest #RSVPDigEv with Stephan Pigeon is now available on YouTube! Stephan's talk gave us all much to think about not only the #19thcpress but also periodical studies and journalism history. Thank you, Stephan, and to all who attended! youtu.be/964UeHfuzqM
There's still time to get your Leary Grant proposal in! Leary Grants provide a single researcher or a team of researchers with💰 to build resources that enhance our understanding of the #19thC press. Applications are due *March 15* at 11:59 p.m. PST! rs4vp.org/awards/leary-grant…
☎️Calling all recent PhD's! There's still time to submit your 2024 dissertation for our Mitchell Prize, but the deadline is coming up fast! Applications are due Saturday, Mar. 1, so ⏰ is of the essence! rs4vp.org/awards/mitchell-di…
Join our #RSVPDigEv team next week to hear from Stephan Pigeon about the formation & goings-on of the Institute of Journalists! We'll convene on the usual day (Friday, Feb. 28) at the usual time (8am PT/11am EST/4pm UK/5pm CET). Hope to see you there! rs4vp.org/making-the-institu…
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Ronnie needs you! The Lord Ronald Gower Diaries transcription project is gaining traction, but needs more volunteers. Please retweet! fromthepage.com/lord/ronald
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Check your mailbox for a new issue of VPR! This double issue is packed with exciting scholarship, including our VanArsdel and Expanding the Field Prize winners and a Roots of RSVP interview with Brian Maidment. muse.jhu.edu/issue/54262 @RS4VP
ALT Cover of VPR 57.1-2, burgundy background with photograph of Shevantibai Nikambe from her book, Ratanbai: A Sketch of a Bombay High Caste Hindu Young Wife (London: Marshall Brothers, 1895).
Did you defend your dissertation in 2024? Did it enhance our knowledge of the #19thC press? You may be eligible for our Mitchell Dissertation Prize! Submissions are open through March 1 - a scant two weeks away! More details can be found on our website: rs4vp.org/awards/mitchell-di…
Do you have an innovative idea for advancing periodicals research? Do you need 💰 to make this idea a reality? Consider applying for our annual Patrick Leary Field Development Grant! Applications are open through March 15. More details on our website: rs4vp.org/awards/leary-grant…
📢Last call for Colby Book Prize nominations for your favorite new book on #19thC periodicals! Amongst other rewards, winners are invited to give our annual Colby lecture and of course, receive all laud and adulation. Submit your choice here: rs4vp.smapply.io/prog/Colby/
Just a quick reminder that our Colby Book Prize nominations are coming due next week! Tell us about your best periodicals read from this past year by Friday, January 31. Authors are welcome to self-nominate as well. More info on our website: rs4vp.org/awards/colby-prize…
Hot off the digital presses! Check out our first #RSVPDigEv recording of the year, hosted earlier today! We kicked off the year celebrating the Edinburgh Companion to British Colonial Periodicals (2024). Check it out! youtu.be/BvjWabb-yOE
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Delighted to announce the publication of Volume 6 Issue 2 of Victorian Popular Fictions - a special issue on Victorian Transfictions and Transmedia Storytelling, edited by Erica Haugtvedt and Beth Palmer.
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📢Last call for Curran Fellowship applications! Curran Fellowships are travel grants designed to help facilitate research on primary source materials. Completed applications are due *TODAY* at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time! Submit your application here: rs4vp.smapply.io/prog/Curran…
Just a reminder to join us for our first #RSVPDigEv of 2025 next Friday! We're celebrating The Edinburgh Companion to British Colonial Periodicals (2024), the first-ever volume to consider the colonial periodical press's impact on the Empire in the #19thC. rs4vp.org/new-year-a-new-boo…
Just a reminder that we're still accepting Curran Fellowship applications. Completed applications are due next Wednesday, 15 January!
#RSVPDigEv is ready for 2025! Join us Friday, Jan. 17 at 8am PT/11am ET/4pm UK/5pm CET for a book launch of The Edinburgh Companion to British Colonial Periodicals (2024)! We'll hear from the editors and several contributors, and hope to see you there too!
rs4vp.org/new-year-a-new-boo…
Congratulations to @kmoruzi on the publication of her new book, Philanthropy in Children's Periodicals, 1840-1930: The Charitable Child (2024)! We're excited to see this first book-length study on the topic finally in print! rs4vp.org/new-book-periodica…
Thanks for #sharingyournews with us, Kristine! If you have news or tidbits to share, please let us know!