In VPR 58.3, Joseph Brett-Demetre explores Reynolds’s revival of the term “flunkeyism” to accuse the first working-class MPs of class treachery. Learn how the term evolved from anti-aristocratic insult to influential concept of class betrayal in late C19 politics: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/985893
VPR’s Expanding the Field Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding essay that diversifies the existing geographic, racial, and ethnic composition of C19 periodical studies. The winner receives $500 and publication in VPR. Submissions due June 15, 2026. More details at rs4vp.org/awards.
How are periodical scholars decolonizing #19thC studies? Join us for our next #RSVPDigiEvent on Friday May 15 for a special roundtable featuring our past winners of the @vpreditors.bsky.social "Expanding the Field" Prize. As always, this event is free. Register here: rs4vp.org/expanding-fi...
In VPR 58.3, @laurenottaviani.bsky.social examines the discourse on photography in the monthly magazine _The Woman at Home_ (1893–1918). Read more about how women photographers visualized their work even as they reinforced domestic femininity: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.org
CFP: VPR will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2027. We’re taking this historic occasion to capture the state of our field in a “KEYWORDS” special issue guest edited by Fionnuala Dillane, @jimmussell.bsky.social & @mdamkjaer.bsky.social. Proposals due March 30. Details: rs4vp.org/vpr-cfp-spec...
Are you a grad student working on Victorian periodicals and newspapers? Submit your essay for @rs4vp.org's VanArsdel Prize, deadline June 15, 2026. The winner receives $500 and publication in VPR. rs4vp.org/awards/vanar... #VictorianStudies
Anne McKee Stapleton considers how American and Scottish #editors harnessed Walter Scott’s global popularity to establish periodicals. Learn how the Waverley Magazine and Waverley Journal fostered literary alliances among women under the banner of #Waverley: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.org
NEW ISSUE ALERT! We're so excited about the latest issue of VPR, which features essays on women's photography, Reynolds's Newspaper, and Walter Scott's transatlantic influence on women's magazines, along with the massive RSVP Bibliography 2020-24. ToC here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56615 @rs4vp.org
In VPR 58.2, Sofie Vandepitte dives into Punch’s satire of British #seaside #tourism for the elite and lower classes. Discover how #Punch represented Welsh resorts as loci of both decadence and primitiveness: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.org
We’re delighted to announce that @laurenottaviani.bsky.social (KU Leuven) has joined VPR's staff as Associate Editor. Lauren will oversee book reviews, and she welcomes suggestions for special features. Visit rs4vp.org/vpr/ to message the editors or volunteer to review a book. #VictorianStudies
Join the RSVP Digital Events committee on Friday, May 15 for a roundtable with past winners of VPR's Expanding the Field Prize!
