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 ninth 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
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
Registration Now Open – 13th Annual ESPRit Conference
Periodicals as Cultural Assemblages📍 Málaga | 🗓 3–5 September 2025
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 13th Annual ESPRit Conference. Please complete the registration form by 15 July 2025.
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
New Webinar Series: JEPS in Conversation
Join us on 20 June 2025, 15:00 CET for the launch of JEPS in Conversation, a new online series by the Journal of European Periodical Studies, spotlighting fresh research and dialogue in the field.
🎙️ First topic: Periodicals & Belonging — with editors and authors from JEPS 10.1.
👉 Click here for full details and registration
Fourth Series of ESPRit Online Seminars: Periodicals and the Law
We are pleased to announce the upcoming sessions in the fourth series of ESPRit’s online seminar Periodicals and the Law, taking place in May and June 2025:
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23 May 2025 – Béatrice Joyeux-Prunel (University of Geneva): ‘The Legal Labyrinth of Image-Based Research: Insights from the Visual Contagions Project’
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23 June 2025 – Céline Mansanti (University of Picardie-Jules Verne): ‘La Vie Parisienne in the 1920s US: “New Puritanism”, Censorship and Self-Censorship’
Both seminars are free to attend and open to all.
👉 Click here for full details and registration
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.