Speaker at a lectern in lower left. Large projector screen shows images of eight different periodicals.

The images of various elocution periodicals were so fascinating! #RSVP2025 #VoicesVisions

My own presentation was about how periodical sketches by Leigh Hunt and Dickens mediated the effects of London's urban development as it blurred spatial boundaries and class lines—and offer ways of reading how histories of civil unrest are overwritten by civic development #RSVP2025 #VoicesVisions

Who wouldn't? #VoicesVisions

Cover of Werner's Magazine from the 1890s, featuring numerous adverts.

The advertising wrapper of Werner's Magazine features many products using the election teacher Delsarte's name - from Sloper's School of Oratory to corsets claiming to aid speech! Werner's in particular covered speech therapy and disorders. #RSVP2025 #VoicesVisions

Late to the game, but enjoying Meaghan Scott’s presentation on trauma response in Dickens’ Hard Times! #RSVP2025 #VoicesVisions

A photograph is Chinese labourers arriving at work in 1890s.

Fascinating work from Ge Tang on photography of Chinese gold labourers in the journal South Africa. The 'modernity' of photography is used as a PR strategy to mask the slave-like conditions of indentured labourers in the Transvaal. #RSVP2025 #VoicesVisions

Conference Program – RSVP This year’s conference will take place in person, with some synchronous hybrid components to include colleagues who have elected to present their research virtually. All keynote addresses and the…

Last day of #VoicesVisions! 😭 Amidst our panels + coffee breaks, the AGM is at 12:30 in Kasbeer Hall. We'll wrap up our day with our annual Wolff Lecture by Jason Camlot at 4pm, also in Kasbeer. Stick around to hear where we're headed for #RSVP2026!

Where to Eat in Chicago – RSVP There are many great places to eat in Chicago. Below are some popular options near the Loyola Water Tower campus. Our conference hosts will provide lunch, as well as coffee, tea, and light…

Looking for a place to eat? If you're not attending the #RSVP2025 conference banquet, our local host has provided a list of many local eateries at all price points in the area! Check them out here: buff.ly/9A4ifgz #VoicesVisions

An image of a lecture PowerPoint of Klaudia Lee's talk. She shows mastheads of three different Hong Kong papers in the 19th century.

A cracking start to #RSVP2025 #VoicesVisions with Klaudia Lee's plenary lecture on Hong King's periodical press. So many great but short lived titles, and I love the idea that being bilingual has become a barrier to the study of some titles, rather than an aid - evading categories in the archive.

Keynote Speakers – RSVP Klaudia Lee City University, Hong Kong Klaudia Lee is an associate professor at the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong. She is the author of Charles Dickens and China, 1895-1915:…

Welcome to Day 2 of #VoicesVisions! We kick off with our first Keynote Lecture from Klaudia Lee at 9 a.m. in Kasbeer Hall. The rest of the day will be abuzz with panel sessions in CLC, coffee chat, lunch (also in Kasbeer), and the conference banquet at Osteria Via Stato! #RSVP2025

Conference Program – RSVP

Today's the day and #RSVP2025 is here! Registration is from 1-5pm at the Corboy Law Center lobby and our Welcome Reception commences at 5pm in Wintrust Hall. The full program can be found on our website. Welcome to Chicago for #VoicesVisions! conference.rs4vp.org/program/

Stirling Castle and the Indian Uprising of 1857 – RSVP Atul V. Nair shares the news of his recent publication on the connections between Stirling and the Indian Uprising of 1857.

As we look forward to #VoicesVisions this week (!) in Chicago, Atul V. Nair shares his recent publication for Scroll.in, which was enhanced by his trip to #RSVP2024 in Stirling. Read more about the parallels he finds in our latest. Thanks for #SharingYourNews, Atul!
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Amtrak’s Borealis beat ridership expectations in first year. Minnesota wants to build on its success. More than 205,800 passengers rode the line during its first 11 months of operation.

Looking forward to #RSVP2025 #VoicesVisions later this week! While a lot of int'l folks understandably aren't attending, it will be good to see many familiar US faces. Bonus, @andreauponavon.bsky.social & I decided to give the new St.Paul-Chicago train a go!

RSVP Conference 2025 – RSVP Dates July 10-12, 2025

A big ✨ thank you to our incredible speakers + everyone who joined our June pre-conference panels + events! Your insights brought #VoicesVisions into focus and set the stage for more to come at #RSVP2025 in Chicago, July 10–12. Visit our conference site for program details, in-person events + more!

Our last #VoicesVisions pre-conference (and very topical) panel, "People, Politics, and Protest in the Victorian Press" is this Friday, June 27! As with previous panels, this event is free and open to all, but you must register for the event to receive the Zoom link: rs4vp.org/june-digital...

Don't forget to join us Friday, June 13 for our 2nd pre-conference digital panel! We'll learn about #VoicesVisions of #19thC South Asian periodicals linked to the Maha Bodhi Society, spiritual identity, and transnational networking. Register to receive the Zoom link here: rs4vp.org/june-digital...