Place and the Periodical
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An international collaboration on the regional magazine. Upcoming edited collection - The Edinburgh Companion to the Regional Magazine.
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I chatted about my article in my interview on Radio New Zealand today. Link below if you want to listen www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I chatted about my article in my interview on Radio New Zealand today. Link below if you want to listen www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
The Harlem Renaissance and/in Periodicals
American Literature Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May 20-23, 2026
Organized by the Research Society for American Periodicals
American Literature Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May 20-23, 2026
Organized by the Research Society for American Periodicals
December 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The Harlem Renaissance and/in Periodicals
American Literature Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May 20-23, 2026
Organized by the Research Society for American Periodicals
American Literature Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May 20-23, 2026
Organized by the Research Society for American Periodicals
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And there was me thinking county pride and identity are dead. The comments suggest otherwise.
In Issue 26 we have ranked the Ceremonial Counties of England, from top to bottom...
December 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
And there was me thinking county pride and identity are dead. The comments suggest otherwise.
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My article on letters left by Austen’s grave has been published @theconversation.com Thanks to @annalouwalker.bsky.social for her help.
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Why Jane Austen readers still leave letters at her graveside
I was also amazed to discover a basket by Austen’s graveside which was overflowing with handwritten letters.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
My article on letters left by Austen’s grave has been published @theconversation.com Thanks to @annalouwalker.bsky.social for her help.
theconversation.com/why-jane-aus...
theconversation.com/why-jane-aus...
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Gen Zine: DIY publications find new life as a form of resistance against Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Gen Zine: DIY publications find new life as a form of resistance against Trump
Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections
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December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Gen Zine: DIY publications find new life as a form of resistance against Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Only 4 days left to apply for our grants, for education activities (£300), publications (£500) and research (£500), deadline 31 October.
For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness).
www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...
For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness).
www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...
Research Grants - The Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire
www.hslc.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Only 4 days left to apply for our grants, for education activities (£300), publications (£500) and research (£500), deadline 31 October.
For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness).
www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...
For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness).
www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...
New research on an English regional magazine ...
New open-access article on a peculiar type of periodical, the county magazine:
Rural Modernity in an Interwar English County Magazine: Cheshire Life, 1934–39
doi.org/10.1080/1478...
In Cultural and Social History
Rural Modernity in an Interwar English County Magazine: Cheshire Life, 1934–39
doi.org/10.1080/1478...
In Cultural and Social History
Rural Modernity in an Interwar English County Magazine: Cheshire Life, 1934–39
There are some eighty-five county magazines across England, read by millions. This case study of 1930s Cheshire Life explains their appeal and demonstrates their value for twentieth-century social ...
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
New research on an English regional magazine ...
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Foul! A great read here ⬇️
It's Thursday and that can mean only one thing, a new blog is up.
This week we go WAY back to the 70's to look at Foul, the remarkable first general football fanzine and also the first of many fanzines to run into legal issues.
footballfanzineculture.blog/2025/08/28/f...
This week we go WAY back to the 70's to look at Foul, the remarkable first general football fanzine and also the first of many fanzines to run into legal issues.
footballfanzineculture.blog/2025/08/28/f...
Foul; I fought the law and the law won.
In other blogs we have talked about fanzines and the media personalities that grew from them. In this blog we’ll look at the case of a much bigger fanzine, acknowledged as the first general footbal…
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August 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Foul! A great read here ⬇️
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Save the date! Organizing an online “People’s Papers” workshop on Sept 30th to hear from projects in Leeds (@rememberlop.bsky.social), Liverpool and Birmingham: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-... @wcmlibrary.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Save the date! Organizing an online “People’s Papers” workshop on Sept 30th to hear from projects in Leeds (@rememberlop.bsky.social), Liverpool and Birmingham: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-... @wcmlibrary.bsky.social
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New blog post with an update on the "People's Papers" archival research project up now on the @wcmlibrary.bsky.social website!
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-peek-...
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-peek-...
August 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
New blog post with an update on the "People's Papers" archival research project up now on the @wcmlibrary.bsky.social website!
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-peek-...
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-peek-...
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A Blast from the Stacks!
Read the latest update from The People's Papers as Arielle Lawson, a PhD student participating in the University of Manchester's Humanities PGR Placement Scheme at the library, interviews Bob Dickinson, author of Imprinting the Sticks.
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-blast...
Read the latest update from The People's Papers as Arielle Lawson, a PhD student participating in the University of Manchester's Humanities PGR Placement Scheme at the library, interviews Bob Dickinson, author of Imprinting the Sticks.
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-blast...
A Blast from the Stacks: An interview with Bob Dickinson - Working Class Movement Library
Drawing from his own experiences writing for some of these papers as well as in-depth interviews with a range of different projects, Bob’s book traces the development and evolution of Greater Manchest...
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July 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A Blast from the Stacks!
Read the latest update from The People's Papers as Arielle Lawson, a PhD student participating in the University of Manchester's Humanities PGR Placement Scheme at the library, interviews Bob Dickinson, author of Imprinting the Sticks.
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-blast...
Read the latest update from The People's Papers as Arielle Lawson, a PhD student participating in the University of Manchester's Humanities PGR Placement Scheme at the library, interviews Bob Dickinson, author of Imprinting the Sticks.
wcml.org.uk/blog/a-blast...
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What if your town’s culture vanished overnight?
Libraries are capturing online pages that showcase community life, preserving the web we built
Learn more in our blog ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/p...
Libraries are capturing online pages that showcase community life, preserving the web we built
Learn more in our blog ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/p...
August 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
What if your town’s culture vanished overnight?
Libraries are capturing online pages that showcase community life, preserving the web we built
Learn more in our blog ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/p...
Libraries are capturing online pages that showcase community life, preserving the web we built
Learn more in our blog ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/p...
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Looking forward to this online event in September, thanks to @feministcity.bsky.social, @wcmlibrary.bsky.social among others.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...
August 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Looking forward to this online event in September, thanks to @feministcity.bsky.social, @wcmlibrary.bsky.social among others.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...
Interesting article by Anahita Ahluwalia about the decline of Urdu-language magazines in India, including some great covers.
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More Than Nostalgia: The Subversive Cultural Legacy Of Urdu Magazines Must Be Protected
More Than Nostalgia: The Subversive Cultural Legacy Of Urdu Magazines Must Be Protected
Once central to India’s literary and cultural life, Urdu magazines have disappeared, leaving behind not just a...
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July 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Interesting article by Anahita Ahluwalia about the decline of Urdu-language magazines in India, including some great covers.
homegrown.co.in/homegrown-cr...
homegrown.co.in/homegrown-cr...
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More from the European Society for Periodicals Research (ESPRit):
On Monday 23 June, Céline Mansanti will give an online talk on 'La Vie Parisienne in the 1920s US: “New Puritanism”, Censorship and Self-Censorship'
Free registration link here: www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...
On Monday 23 June, Céline Mansanti will give an online talk on 'La Vie Parisienne in the 1920s US: “New Puritanism”, Censorship and Self-Censorship'
Free registration link here: www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...
June 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
More from the European Society for Periodicals Research (ESPRit):
On Monday 23 June, Céline Mansanti will give an online talk on 'La Vie Parisienne in the 1920s US: “New Puritanism”, Censorship and Self-Censorship'
Free registration link here: www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...
On Monday 23 June, Céline Mansanti will give an online talk on 'La Vie Parisienne in the 1920s US: “New Puritanism”, Censorship and Self-Censorship'
Free registration link here: www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...
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Join us tomorrow (Friday) for the 1st in a new series of online events for each new issue of the Journal of European Periodical Studies (JEPS).
"Periodicals & Belonging"
Fri 20 June 2025
15:00 CET (2pm UK)
Free and open to all
Here's the registration link: www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...
"Periodicals & Belonging"
Fri 20 June 2025
15:00 CET (2pm UK)
Free and open to all
Here's the registration link: www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...
JEPS in Conversation: New Webinar Series - ESPRit
www.espr-it.eu
June 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Join us tomorrow (Friday) for the 1st in a new series of online events for each new issue of the Journal of European Periodical Studies (JEPS).
"Periodicals & Belonging"
Fri 20 June 2025
15:00 CET (2pm UK)
Free and open to all
Here's the registration link: www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...
"Periodicals & Belonging"
Fri 20 June 2025
15:00 CET (2pm UK)
Free and open to all
Here's the registration link: www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...
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Readers & literary scholars, do you know any novels where a #port / #harbour plays a central or at least important role?
(any period, any language)
#literature
(any period, any language)
#literature
March 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Readers & literary scholars, do you know any novels where a #port / #harbour plays a central or at least important role?
(any period, any language)
#literature
(any period, any language)
#literature
Sounds interesting!
Had an enlightening time in the archives in Mumbai last week investigating women’s regional feminist magazines from 1890s Bombay
@placeperiodical.bsky.social
@placeperiodical.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sounds interesting!
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Join the latest online seminar from PGR/ECR L19C Interdisciplinary Research Group, organised by PGR/ECRs @manmetuni.bsky.social.
Ana Orbegozo (Spanish Nat Uni for Long Distance Ed) ‘Victorian Women Reimagining God’ – Th 27/02 17.30 GMT Register for free: long19century.wordpress.com/seminars/202...
Ana Orbegozo (Spanish Nat Uni for Long Distance Ed) ‘Victorian Women Reimagining God’ – Th 27/02 17.30 GMT Register for free: long19century.wordpress.com/seminars/202...
2024-25 Seminar Series : February
Gender & Spirituality in the Long Nineteenth Century 27 February 2025, 17.30-19.00 BST (online) Register for the event HERE The PGR/ECR Long Nineteenth Century Interdisciplinary Research Group …
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February 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Join the latest online seminar from PGR/ECR L19C Interdisciplinary Research Group, organised by PGR/ECRs @manmetuni.bsky.social.
Ana Orbegozo (Spanish Nat Uni for Long Distance Ed) ‘Victorian Women Reimagining God’ – Th 27/02 17.30 GMT Register for free: long19century.wordpress.com/seminars/202...
Ana Orbegozo (Spanish Nat Uni for Long Distance Ed) ‘Victorian Women Reimagining God’ – Th 27/02 17.30 GMT Register for free: long19century.wordpress.com/seminars/202...
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We are really looking forward to our Annual Lecture
'Periodical Famines: Irish Memories in Transatlantic News Media, 1845-1919' by the brilliant Dr Lindsay Janssen (Radboud University)! @nlireland.bsky.social 6:30pm-7:30pm 28 Feb 2025! Book your free tickets here www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
'Periodical Famines: Irish Memories in Transatlantic News Media, 1845-1919' by the brilliant Dr Lindsay Janssen (Radboud University)! @nlireland.bsky.social 6:30pm-7:30pm 28 Feb 2025! Book your free tickets here www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Periodical Famines
Irish Memories in Transatlantic News Media, 1845-1919
www.nli.ie
February 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We are really looking forward to our Annual Lecture
'Periodical Famines: Irish Memories in Transatlantic News Media, 1845-1919' by the brilliant Dr Lindsay Janssen (Radboud University)! @nlireland.bsky.social 6:30pm-7:30pm 28 Feb 2025! Book your free tickets here www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
'Periodical Famines: Irish Memories in Transatlantic News Media, 1845-1919' by the brilliant Dr Lindsay Janssen (Radboud University)! @nlireland.bsky.social 6:30pm-7:30pm 28 Feb 2025! Book your free tickets here www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Thanks for all the chapter proposals. We are wading through them at the moment and will get back to you soon.
February 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Thanks for all the chapter proposals. We are wading through them at the moment and will get back to you soon.
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Looking forward to speaking at this conference in March and hearing all the other fantastic papers.
Looking forward to hosting this event on walking women in Hamburg from 27-29 March 2025! #walkingwomen
January 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Looking forward to speaking at this conference in March and hearing all the other fantastic papers.
Proposal deadline is this week!
Here is our Call for Chapters! Deadline for proposals is 15th January 2025.
January 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Proposal deadline is this week!
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We're pleased to announce a deadline extension for the 'Modernism and Data' Special Issue! The new deadline is January 20th. See below for the CFP:
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Modernism and Data Special Issue: Call for Papers
27 September 2024 “A New World of Information”: Modernism and Data Modernism has a problem with data. Within adjacent fields—Victorian, Post45, and Black studies—there has been a proliferation of a…
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January 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We're pleased to announce a deadline extension for the 'Modernism and Data' Special Issue! The new deadline is January 20th. See below for the CFP:
modernistreviewcouk.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/m...
modernistreviewcouk.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/m...