JEPS in Conversation, Episode 2

On the occasion of the launch of JEPS 10.2 Open Issue

📅 Thursday, 11 December 2025
⏰ 16:00 CET
📍 Online — Free and open to all with registration. Register HERE

The JEPS in Conversation 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.

This session brings together issue editors Helena Goodwyn and Zsuzsa Török in conversation with contributing authors Chiara Cremona, Yasemin Gencer, Anne-Marie Millim, and Hayarpi Papikyan, who will introduce their articles and discuss their research.

The seminar will be recorded and later released as an audio podcast on our website.

Featured Articles in Conversation

Chiara Cremona and Andrea Penso

“From Britain to Italy through France: A Preliminary Survey of the News about Walter Scott Published in the Italian Gazettes of the Early Nineteenth Century”

Biographical Notes: Chiara Cremona is a PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Her main research interests include nineteenth-century English, Italian, and French literature, periodical studies, and reception studies. Andrea Penso is an independent researcher with expertise in transcultural journalism, literary reception, and digital text analysis. He is the author of Un libero di Pindo abitator (2020), which won the research award from the Werkgroep ItaliĂ« Studies.

    Yasemin Gencer

    “Qualifying Inclusion: Photo-Sharing Initiatives in Turkish Periodicals of the 1920s”

    Biographical Note: Yasemin is an Assistant Professor in Wayne State University’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design. She is a scholar of Islamic art and civilisation specializing in Ottoman and modern Turkish art and print culture.

    Anne-Marie Millim

    “‘The Last New Novel’: Valuation Strategies in Reviews of Fiction Published in the Athenaeum and the Saturday Review, 1855–59”

    Biographical Note: Anne-Marie is an Assistant Professor in English Studies at the University of Luxembourg. Her research focuses on Victorian literature and early twentieth-century multilingual Luxembourgish writing. She has published widely on life-writing and the genres of the press.

    Hayarpi Papikyan

    “Reimagining the Borders of the Textual Nation: The Case of Armenian Literary Periodical Murch and Women’s Writing”

    Biographical Note: Hayarpi specialises in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Armenian studies, the history of Armenian women, and the history and sociology of schooling and institutionalised education. She holds a doctoral degree from the UniversitĂ© Paris V – Sorbonne CitĂ© and, since 2019, has been working at the American University of Armenia.

    ESPRit Online Seminar Series: Periodicals and the Law — Fifth Series

    ESPRit is pleased to announce the fifth series of its online seminar “Periodicals and the Law”, featuring two invited speakers who will explore legal, historical, and technological dimensions of periodical studies in a transnational perspective.

    Registration form below.

     

    1. AI and Software Legal Protection

    28 November 2025, 16:00 CEST
    Speaker: Dr Marinos Papadopoulos (Lawyer; Legal Advisor; Specialist in Law and Technology)
    Chair: Simona Laghi

    The seminar will focus on the right of communication to the public and the making available right in relation to software. It will explore relevant EU legislation and draw on established case law concerning these rights, with particular attention to key legal concepts such as the notion of the “public.” The presentation will also address the protection of software under EU law, outlining the exclusive rights granted to software rightholders and examining how the right of communication to the public is exercised in practice. Part of the seminar will be dedicated to the intersection of software and artificial intelligence, highlighting common AI components and the legal mechanisms available for their protection. Additionally, the presentation will touch upon the challenges software developers face when attempting to secure patents under European law, metaphorically described as the "needle's eye" through which they must pass.

    Speaker bio:
    Dr. Marinos Papadopoulos is a Lawyer, registered with the Athens Bar Association since 1996. Ever since he practices Law and participates in national and international forums related to Law and Technology. From 2016 to 2024, he was legal advisor to the National Library of Greece for Copyright, Contract Law, Transparency and Open Access in the new era of the National Library at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre. He served as legal advisor to the World Bank Group on legal issues related to the implementation of the new Judicial Map of the Greek Justice system. He has extensive experience as a specialized scientist and legal advisor in innovation projects funded by the European Commission and implemented in Greece and abroad. Works authored by him on legal issues of Law and Technology have been published in academic and scientific publications in Greece, the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia and India

     

    2. So far, yet so close. English Newsbooks and the Polish-Lithuanian Sejm

    19 February 2026, 14:00 CEST
    Speaker: Dr Anna Kalinowska (Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences; Polish History Museum)
    Chair: Aled Gruffydd Jones

    Dr Kalinowska’s seminar explores how seventeenth-century English newsbooks reported on the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its parliamentary system. Although the periodical press in England emerged primarily to cover Westminster politics, early editors quickly broadened their focus to include foreign news.
    Her talk will analyse how the Sejm was portrayed, the legal aspects of its functioning, and the ways these reports were embedded within the English domestic political context. Despite the geographical and cultural distance, newsbooks reveal a nuanced contemporary awareness of Polish-Lithuanian politics and its relevance to English readers.

    Speaker bio:
    The emergence of the periodical press in England was closely linked to Parliament, as the first newsbooks in the early 1640s focused on reporting events in Westminster when Parliament became a key institution in the country’s political life. When the editors expanded the scope of coverage to include foreign news, Poland-Lithuania and its Sejm became regular subjects of reports and comments for newsbook readers. In my presentation, I will discuss the most important elements of the coverage of the Polish-Lithuanian parliamentary system, with a particular focus on the legal aspects of its functioning and the manner in which news about the Sejm was contextualised within the domestic political landscape. Despite the geographical distance and the multitude of differences between the two countries, it is clear that the Polish-Lithuanian reality was well known to both the newsbook editors and their readership, and constituted a point of reference in the domestic political discourse that was so prominent at the time. 

     

    Registration

    To register for the seminar with Marinos Papadopoulos, please visit:
    👉 P&L Seminar – Marinos Papadopoulos – 28 November 2025

     

    Call for Submissions – JEPS 11.2 (Open Issue)

    The Journal of European Periodical Studies invites submissions for its Open Issue 11.2 (Winter 2026).

    JEPS is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed, diamond open access journal published by Ghent University and the flagship journal of ESPRit, the European Society for Periodical Research. It publishes articles on any aspect of the study of periodicals (magazines, newspapers, and other periodical publications) in Europe, in its broadest sense, from the seventeenth century to the present.

    For this Open Issue, we welcome a wide range of critical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives on the periodical press, including, but not limited to: history, literary studies, art history, visual culture, gender studies, media studies, history of science, and digital humanities. We particularly welcome submissions that consider European periodicals in a broader transnational, cross-language, cross-period, or interdisciplinary context.

    Papers should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words, prepared according to the JEPS author guidelines, and submitted through the online submission portal: https://openjournals.ugent.be/jeps/

    📅 Deadline for submissions: 1 December 2025

    đŸ“„ Download the full Call for Submissions: JEPS 11.2 Open Issue – Call for Submissions (PDF)

    PhD Studentship Opportunity. Decadence in Translations: Translating for, and in French and British Periodicals, 1880–1914

    ESPRit is pleased to share details of a new fully-funded Joint Doctoral Studentship between the UniversitĂ© Bourgogne Europe (UBE) and the University of Glasgow, supported by the Marie SkƂodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) as part of the DECADOCS programme.

    The project

    This PhD — Decadence in Translations: Translating for, and in French and British Periodicals, 1880–1914. Corpora, Translators, and Translational Aesthetics — will investigate the publication of translations in French and English literary periodicals from 1880 to 1914 in relation to the concept of Decadence.

    The successful candidate will contribute to:

    • the creation of a database of translation material across 1,000 French and British periodicals
    • a prosopography and interactive map of translators (including women translators)
    • the development of criteria for “decadent translation” to enrich translation studies and professional competencies.

    Supervision will be jointly provided by Prof. BĂ©nĂ©dicte Coste (UBE) and Dr Matthew Creasy (University of Glasgow). The researcher will spend 2025–2027 in Dijon and 2028–2029 in Glasgow, with additional secondments at IMEC (Abbaye d’Ardennes) and Cadenza Academic Translations (Exeter, UK).

    This project is part of the DECADOCS network, involving 10 Universities across Europe. In addition to local supervision and support, the successful candidate will also benefit from an extensive programme of doctoral training and access to an interdisciplinary network of scholars and researchers exploring different aspects of Decadence from the nineteenth century to the present. This includes opportunities for presentation at conferences and the publication of scholarly outputs.

    Key Dates & Information

    đŸ—“ïž Application deadline: 20 October 2025
    đŸŽ€ Online interviews: 17–22 November 2025
    🎓 Start date: as soon as possible
    📍 Location: UniversitĂ© Bourgogne Europe & University of Glasgow, with secondments in Caen and Exeter

    How to Apply

    Applicants should submit a cover letter outlining their motivation and relevant competencies, a current CV with details of BA and MA degrees, copies of diplomas and transcripts, and the contact information of two academic referees. Required documents also include evidence of English proficiency (such as a sample of academic writing from the MA), an additional writing sample, proof of identity, and a signed Declaration of Honour confirming eligibility. (see full details below).

    🔗 Full project description and application details: https://decadocs.blog/research-project-5/

    📧 Applications should be sent to Prof. BĂ©nĂ©dicte Coste: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    JEPS in Conversation: New Webinar Series

    ESPRit and the Journal of European Periodical Studies (JEPS) are proud to launch JEPS in Conversation, a new online webinar series designed to spotlight innovative research and connect the periodical studies community.

    Each JEPS in Conversation event will coincide with the publication of a new journal issue, offering an open space for editors and authors to engage directly with readers, discuss their contributions, and explore key themes emerging from current scholarship.

    First Webinar: Periodicals & Belonging

    Friday, 20 June 2025
    15:00 CET
    Online | Free and open to all upon registration

    The inaugural session will feature a discussion of JEPS 10.1: Special Issue on Periodicals & Belonging, hosted by issue editors Mary Ikoniadou, Andrew Hobbs, and Annemarie McAllister. They will be joined by contributing authors Stefano Locati and Inés Molina-Agudo, who will share insights from their original articles.

    The issue explores how periodicals construct, maintain, and challenge ideas of community and belonging—an especially timely theme in today’s fragmented world.

    Featured Articles in Conversation:

    📰 Stefano Locati
    “The Post-War Construction of a Sense of Belonging in Italian Film Criticism (1943–53)”
    Stefano is a researcher in cinema at IULM University of Milan, with expertise in East Asian cinemas and media studies. He is the author of Sistema media mix (2022) and co-editor of volumes on Italian illustrated periodicals and book reviewing practices across centuries.

    📰 InĂ©s Molina-Agudo
    “On Post-Dictatorship, Popular Loquacity and Marginal Periodicals: Bananas, a Free Creation Magazine Based in Valencia (1979–1980)”
    InĂ©s holds a PhD from the Autonomous University of Madrid and researches the marginal press in post-Franco Spain. She is part of the Decentralised Modernities project and has held visiting fellowships at NYU and the Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.

    âžĄïž To receive the Teams link for the webinar, please fill in the Registration Form by clicking here.

    1. PhD Studentship Opportunity: "The Northern Echo" and the Politics of Place
    2. ESPRit Online Seminar Series: Periodicals and the Law — Fourth Series
    3. Call for Proposals: Online Seminars on 'Periodicals and the Law'
    4. CfP: Annual ESPRit Postgraduate Workshop on Periodical Studies