Midwest Victorian Studies Association
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Dedicated to studying the Victorian period, including history, literature, art history, music, philosophy, and religion. We welcome members and participants from across the world: https://midwestvictorian.org/.
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Are you working on a dissertation in Victorian studies? Consider applying for MVSA's Arnstein Prize to support your research. Deadline January 2, 2026.

More info here: midwestvictorian.org/prizes/
The image shows the late historian Walter L. Arnstein, seated in an armchair, holding a book, and smiling. The caption runs "In memoriam: Walter L. Arnstein, 1930-2019."
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The new deadline for MVSA in April 2025 in Fort Wayne, IN, is Dec. 1! Attendees wishing to workshop a written project can apply for seminar spot by Jan. 5. Grad students doing dissertation research may apply for the Arnstein Prize, deadline Jan. 2. Visit our website for info: midwestvictorian.org
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“Genealogies” – 2025 April 3-6, 2025, hosted by Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN. “Darwin’s Finches,” or “Galapagos Finches” [colorized]. Journal of Researches into th…
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Warm congratulations to Past-President Andrea Kaston Tange for winning the 2024 Donald Gray Prize for her article “Gestures of Connection: Victorian Technologies of Photography and Visible Mothering," published in Victorian Studies. Huzzah! See her article here: doi.org/10.2979/vic....
Project MUSE - Gestures of Connection: Victorian Technologies of Photography and Visible Mothering
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There is still time to apply for the Walter L. Arnstein Prize for Dissertation Research in Victorian Studies. This $1,500 prize supports research in British Victorian Studies undertaken by a student enrolled in a doctoral program in the U.S. or Canada. Due Jan 2, 2024. midwestvictorian.org/prizes/
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Mark your calendars for next year's MVSA at the University of Iowa on the theme of “Evolving Forms,” meant to highlight the many ways Victorians created and responded to change. Dates are 19-21 April 2024. More here: midwestvictorian.org/conference/