Call for Papers
ESPRit Postgraduate Workshop on Periodical Studies
14th International ESPRit Conference (Brussels, 2026)
9 September 2026
Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), Brussels
Deadline for the applications: 20 February 2026
In conjunction with the 14th ESPRit Conference “Periodicals and the World”, a postgraduate workshop will be held on 9th September.
The workshop is open to postgraduate students working on any topic pertaining to periodicals from any historical period, geographical origin, and cultural context. Candidates should provide four documents:
- An academic CV showing your studies, interests, and possible distinctions and/or publications.
- A 500-word formal proposal for the Workshop. Case studies are to be avoided. In order for the Workshop to be useful to all participants, the proposal should focus on specific methodological points pertaining to periodical studies. Workshop presentations last generally 10 minutes.
- A statement of how the proposal relates to periodical studies. If this area of study is as yet unfamiliar, please say so.
- An outline of your on-going research or PhD thesis one page long (in the latter case: title, supervisor, affiliation, year of forthcoming PhD or recently finished PhD).
To apply, please send the documents to the organisers (esprit2026@vub.be, with subject: “ESPRit Postgraduate Workshop on Periodical Studies”), no later than 20 February 2026. The main working language of the conference is English, but proposals for papers in other languages will be taken into consideration as long as they are presented according to instructions agreed upon with the organizers.
We look forward to welcoming you to Brussels!
Selecting Committee:
Evanghelia Stead, UVSQ Paris-Saclay
Sophie van den Elzen, Utrecht University
Gábor Dobó, Kassák Museum–PIM–MNMKK, Kassák Foundation
Cedric Van Dijck, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Maaike Koffeman, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen