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 fifth year.
Until recently, ESPRit membership has been informal, consisting mainly of a subscription to our mailing list. As from July 2019, a paid membership system is being 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
ESPRit online seminars
In order to build our online ESPRit community, we are organising a series of one-hour online seminars. The first series was held in the Spring of 2021. It took as its focus popular Magazines, and was co-hosted by the ETMIET/KENI team from Panteion University (Athens). For an overview of past seminars and to watch the recordings, please click here. We are currently accepting proposals for the third seminar series (Spring 2022) on Sources beyond the periodical text. Read the Call for Papers here.
Call for Papers 10th International ESPRit Conference and Postgraduate Workshop
For the first time in East-Central Europe, the European Society for Periodical Research (ESPRit) convenes its 2022 (10th) international conference on 8-9 September 2022 in Budapest, Hungary, to focus on the following theme: Periodicals beyond Hierarchies: Challenging Geopolitical and Social “Centres” and “Peripheries” through the Press. Read the Call for Papers. The Conference will be preceded by a Postgraduate Workshop on 7 September. The deadline for proposals for both events is 28 February 2022.
Call for nominations ESPRit Prize
As of January 2022, the European Society for Periodical Studies will award an honorary prize of 500 EURO once every two years to a project that has made a substantial contribution to the field of European periodical studies. The submission deadline is January 31, 2022. Read more.