Welcome to ESPRit
Welcome to the European Society for Periodical Research. Since its inception in 2009, ESPRit has proven its value as an international network for periodical researchers. We are proud of our inspiring annual conferences which bring together scholars from inside and outside of Europe and of the peer-reviewed Open Access Journal of European Periodical Studies (JEPS) which has entered its tenth year.
Until recently, ESPRit membership has been informal, consisting mainly of a subscription to our mailing list. In July 2019, a paid membership system was put into place. Periodical scholars who wish to support the Society, participate in its annual meetings, and benefit from discounts at future events, are kindly invited to register their membership by clicking on the button below.
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LATEST NEWS
Final Programme Now Available
We are pleased to announce that the final programme for the 13th Annual ESPRit Conference, Periodicals as Cultural Assemblages (Málaga, 3–5 September 2025), is now available.
👉 Click here to download the programme
Book of Abstracts Now Available
The Book of Abstracts for the 13th Annual ESPRit Conference, Periodicals as Cultural Assemblages (Málaga, 3–5 September 2025), is now available for consultation.
👉Click here to download the Book of Abstracts
Meet the Keynote Speakers for ESPRit 2025
We are pleased to introduce the keynote speakers for the 13th Annual ESPRit Conference, Periodicals as Cultural Assemblages (Málaga, 3–5 September 2025).
Their talks will explore the boundaries of periodical form, discourse, and digital communication, offering vital perspectives on the cultural role of periodicals.
👉 Click here to view the keynote speakers and lecture titles
Extended Registration – ESPRit 2025 Conference in Málaga
The registration for the 13th Annual ESPRit Conference, Periodicals as Cultural Assemblages (Málaga, 3–5 September 2025) has been extended to 31st July.
We warmly invite all scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students working on periodicals to join us for what promises to be a rich and engaging programme. We look forward to welcoming you to Málaga!
New JEPS Issue: Periodicals & Belonging (Vol. 10.1)
The latest issue of the Journal of European Periodical Studies explores how periodicals construct, maintain, and challenge ideas of community and belonging—an especially timely theme in today’s fragmented world. This issue is accompanied by a new episode of the JEPS in Conversation podcast
🎧 Listen to the podcast on SoundCloud
📖 Read the full issue online
New Seminar Series: JEPS in Conversation
JEPS in Conversation is a new online series from the Journal of European Periodical Studies, spotlighting fresh research and dialogue in the field of periodical studies.
Each session is followed by a podcast, freely available for listening.
👉 Click here for full details and to listen to the podcast series
Call for Submissions – JEPS 11.2 (Open Issue)
The Journal of European Periodical Studies invites submissions for its upcoming Open Issue (Winter 2026). We welcome research on all aspects of the European periodical press, from the seventeenth century to the present.
📅 Submission deadline: 1 December 2025
👉 Click here to read the full call
New Website Section for the ESPRit 2025 Conference Now Live
We are pleased to announce that a dedicated section of the ESPRit website is now available for the upcoming 13th ESPRit Conference, which will take place at the University of Málaga from 3 to 5 September 2025. This new section includes detailed information about the venue, travel and accommodation options, the conference dinner, and other practical details to support participants in preparing their visit.
👉 Click here to explore the conference section
ESPRit online seminars
In order to build our online ESPRit community, we regularly organise one-hour online seminars. For an overview of past seminars and to watch the recordings, please click here. Proposals for future seminars can be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Migration from Listserv tot Google Groups
In December 2022, the European Society for Periodical Research has moved its news and mailing list service to Google Groups. The Listserv mailing list is no longer active. Please join our Google Group if you wish to receive information about our annual conferences, new issues of the Journal for European Periodical Studies and other news concerning ESPRit. Subscribers can also use the Google Group service to exchange information, ask questions, or share new publications with the periodical research community. More information.
Keynote Speakers
Periodicals as Cultural Assemblages
Málaga, 3–5 September 2025
We are delighted to announce the keynote speakers for the 13th Annual ESPRit Conference. Their lectures will address central themes of the conference from distinct disciplinary and cultural perspectives.
Catherine Delyfer
University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès
Keynote Title: “Testing the Generic Boundaries and Agency of the Periodical Form: Assembling The Magazine with Lucy Raeburn”
Catherine Delyfer is Professor of English at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès and a member of the Centre for Anglophone Studies (C.A.S., EA 801). Her research focuses on Victorian literature and culture, art, gender studies, and the interplay between text and image in periodicals and illustrated books.
She is the author of Art and Womanhood in Fin-de-Siècle Writing: The Fiction of Lucas Malet, 1880–1931 and has co-edited multiple scholarly volumes and journal issues on aestheticism, intermediality, and gender. She currently serves as joint editor of Studies in Walter Pater and Aestheticism.
🔗 More about Catherine Delyfer
María Isabel Hernández Toribio
Complutense University of Madrid
Keynote Title: “Ciberpragmática y periodismo: las redes sociales de algunas publicaciones”
María Isabel Hernández Toribio is Senior Lecturer in Spanish Language at the Complutense University of Madrid. Her research lies at the intersection of pragmatics, discourse analysis, and digital communication, with recent work focused on speech act theory in online platforms.
She has published on digital discourse in contexts such as cultural institutions, tourism platforms, audiovisual media, and advertising. She is currently Academic Secretary of the Complutense Institute for the Teaching of Spanish and the Master’s in Creative Writing.
🔗 More about María Isabel Hernández Toribio
Final Programme – Málaga 2025
We are pleased to announce that the final programme for the 13th Annual ESPRit Conference, Periodicals as Cultural Assemblages (Málaga, 3–5 September 2025), is now available.
You can read and download the programme here.
We look forward to welcoming you in Málaga.
👉 Return to the Conference Main Page
Book of Abstracts
The Book of Abstracts for the 13th Annual ESPRit Conference, Periodicals as Cultural Assemblages (Málaga, 3–5 September 2025), is now available for consultation.
📄Click here to read and download it
JEPS in Conversation
Launched in 2025, JEPS in Conversation is a new online initiative designed to accompany each issue of the Journal of European Periodical Studies.
The series offers a space for editors and authors to engage directly with readers, discuss their research, and reflect on key questions shaping the field of periodical studies today. Each session highlights selected articles from the current issue and invites the audience into a live conversation on emerging themes, new methodologies, and collaborative directions in periodical research.
This is an open, informal space for dialogue: everyone interested in periodical studies is warmly welcome to attend.
Episode 1 – Periodicals & Belonging (20 June 2025)
Topic
This first episode explores how periodicals have historically constructed, maintained, or resisted notions of community and identity, and what that means in today’s global context.
Articles in focus:
🔹 “The Post-War Construction of a Sense of Belonging in Italian Film Criticism (1943–53)” by Stefano Locati — Read it
🔹 “On Post-Dictatorship, Popular Loquacity and Marginal Periodicals: Bananas, a Free Creation Magazine Based in Valencia (1979–1980)” by Inés Molina-Agudo — Read it
Speakers:
🔹Mary Ikoniadou, Andrew Hobbs, Annemarie McAllister (Issue Editors)
🔹Stefano Locati (IULM University of Milan)
🔹Inés Molina-Agudo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Listen to the Episode
You can now listen to the recording of Episode 1 here:
🎧 JEPS in Conversation – Periodicals & Belonging
Or browse all podcast episodes on the channel:
🎧 ESPRit on SoundCloud
About the Series
JEPS in Conversation is part of ESPRit’s broader mission to support and disseminate cutting-edge research in periodical studies.
Each session is recorded and made available for later listening.