Research Society for Victorian Periodicals Conference

Victorian Networks & the Periodical Press

                          University of St. Thomas
                           Minneapolis, Minnesota
                                21-22 August 2009

The 2009 RSVP conference will explore the ways in which the periodical press relied on a variety of networks, including journalistic, business, communication, technology, transportation, imperialist, immigration, political, activist, scientific, philosophical, literary, artistic, and other social networks. The program will include several panels and two plenary speakers as well as workshops devoted to digital resources and methods of teaching periodicals. Pre-conference activities include the William Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Registration information will be coming soon.The conference will be held on the beautiful downtown Minneapolis campus of the University of St. Thomas. The conference hotel is the Doubletree Guest Suites, Minneapolis ($129/night). For information about local arrangements, contact Alexis Easley: maeasley@stthomas.edu.