We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 10, Issue 1 of the Journal of European Periodical Studies (JEPS). This special issue, titled Periodicals & Belonging, explores how periodicals construct, sustain, and question ideas of community—an urgent and timely topic in our fragmented world.

As editors Mary Ikoniadou, Andrew Hobbs, and Annemarie McAllister explain:

This issue brings together articles from the 11th Annual ESPRit Conference (Leeds Beckett University), examining how periodicals have shaped diverse communities—from regimental soldiers and activists to post-war critics and artistic outsiders.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Periodicals and Belonging? – Mary Ikoniadou, Andrew Hobbs & Annemarie McAllister
• On Post-Dictatorship, Popular Loquacity, and Marginal Periodicals: Bananas, a Free Creation Magazine Based in Valencia (1979–80) – Inés Molina Agudo
• Esprit de Corps: Regimental Journals and Belonging – Beth Gaskell
• The Post-War Construction of a Sense of Belonging in Italian Film Criticism (1943–53) – Stefano Locati
• Anglo-American Cultural Outsiders in World War I and Interwar Paris: Building Other Periodical Communities – Céline Mansanti
• Community and Belonging in the Body Politic (1971–87), Canada’s First Gay Liberation Newspaper – Marcin Markowicz
• Soldier Communities in Transition: A Case Study of the Zeitung der 10. Armee (1915–18) – Sönke Parpart

And book reviews by Chandrika Kaul, Douglas Brent McBride, Maria Nikolopoulou & Eloise Forestier

To explore these articles and delve into the rich discussions they offer, read the full issue at JEPS 10.1

JEPS in Conversation – New Podcast Series

Launched alongside this issue, the JEPS in Conversation series features in-depth discussions with editors and authors. The first episode includes:

• Stefano Locati on post-war Italian film criticism
• Inés Molina Agudo on Spain’s marginal press post-Franco

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