Call for nominations ESPRit Prize 2024
***Please note: the deadline for this call has been extended to 15 March 2024 ***
As of 2022 the European Society for Periodical Studies awards 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.
Criteria
Eligible projects can include, but are not limited to, monographs, edited collections, exhibitions, reference works, the publication of a series, editorships of a journal devoted to periodicals, websites and databases. In the spirit of ESPRit eligible projects are not restricted to the English language, but need to have made a strong impact on the field of European periodical studies beyond the national context in which it was initiated.
Nominations
To be eligible for nomination, projects need to have been completed within a period of two years before the submission date. Nominees do not have to be ESPRit members, but the project should contribute clearly to research that is in line with ESPRit’s scope (see: About us). Candidates can either submit their own work or nominate the projects of fellow researchers. Jury members can also suggest nominations for the prize. Please note that it is the nominator’s responsibility to make sure that the nominated project is made available to the jury.
Submission
To submit, those who nominate a project need to write a proposal of 500 words which includes a description of the eligible project and a motivation for the nomination. The submission deadline is January 31, 2024. Nominations can be sent via email to:
Award ceremony
The ESPRit Prize will be handed out during the Annual General Meeting of ESPRit. Winners can also be invited to present their projects during the next ESPRit conference and on the ESPRit website. As part of the prize, they will receive free membership of ESPRit for one year.
Periodical Formats in the Market: Economies of Space and Time, Competition and Transfer / Periodische Formate auf dem Markt: Ökonomien von Raum und Zeit, Konkurrenz und Transfer
1–17 June 2021
organised by the DFG Research Unit 2288 Journal Literature
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 9th conference of the European Society for Periodical Research at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, will be held online. The virtual event aims to bring scholars together, to present and discuss recent work on periodicals, to meet in virtual coffee breaks, to get in touch, and to keep in touch. We welcome proposals from researchers at all stages of their careers from various disciplines.
1-13 June 2021:
Watch and comment pre-recorded presentations at the conference website
11 June 2021:
Postgraduate Workshop
14–17 June 2021:
Online conference with live sesssins: Keynotes, Plenary Panels, Roundtable
ESPRit Annual Business Meeting (for paying members of ESPRit - to register, click here)
We look forward to welcoming you to this virtual ESPRit conference! Watch the conference trailer here:
For more information, please go to the conference website: esprit2021.blogs.ru
For more information, please go to the conference website: esprit2021.blogs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de, or consult the Conference Programme:
ESPRit2021_Conference_Programme.pdf
Contact:
(plus preceding Workshop on Academic Poster Presentations)
11 June 2021
(15 & 22 April 2021)
Deadline for 500-word abstracts: 28 February 2021
In conjunction with the virtual 9th ESPRit Conference “Periodical Formats in the Market”, a virtual postgraduate workshop will be held on 11 June 2021. The workshop is open to postgraduate students working on any topic with regard to periodicals from any historical period, geographical origin, and cultural context. Personalised feedback will be offered by a committee comprising ESPRit members and members of the DFG Research Unit 2288 Journal Literature.
In addition to the virtual workshop an 11 June 2021, there will be an online workshop on 15 & 22 April 2021 where all workshop participants will get a professional training on the concept and design of academic posters (15 April) and their effective presentations (22 April).
This workshop will be held in English by a communication designer and trainer via ZOOM.
To apply, please send a 500-word abstract of the thesis to be presented in a poster presentation and a short CV (150 words) including name, institutional affiliation, and email address to the organisers no later than 28 February 2021 (
We look forward to welcoming you to the virtual workshop!
Conferences and seminars
Seminar: Taking the Magazine out of the Metropolis
Online, 12 January 2024
Séminaire Pélias: Les périodiques comme médiateurs culturels
Paris, 7 February 2024
Periodicals and the Law: seminar 3
Online, 24 April 2024
Periodicals and the Law: seminar 4
Online, 28 May 2024
12th International ESPRit Conference: Periodicals: S.T.E.A.M. Ahead!
Urbino, 11-13 September 2024