Victorian Studies
@victstudies.bsky.social
Literary, social, and cultural studies of 19C Britain and beyond.
Online submission portal: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/victorianstudies/index
Please direct all inquiries to [email protected]
Online submission portal: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/victorianstudies/index
Please direct all inquiries to [email protected]
The “Race and Global Victorian Studies” cluster in our 67.3 issue is open access! Read here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56184
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The “Race and Global Victorian Studies” cluster in our 67.3 issue is open access! Read here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56184
67.3's cluster, "Media," includes Damian Sutton's essay, "1865: Cartes de Visite, the Lincoln Conspiracy, and the Evolution of Transnational Imagination." Sutton examines how artistic representations of Jack Sheppard influenced American "cartomania" in the context of the Lincoln assassination.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
67.3's cluster, "Media," includes Damian Sutton's essay, "1865: Cartes de Visite, the Lincoln Conspiracy, and the Evolution of Transnational Imagination." Sutton examines how artistic representations of Jack Sheppard influenced American "cartomania" in the context of the Lincoln assassination.
Congrats to Sebastian Lund for receiving the 2025 INCS Richard Stein Essay Prize for his article, “The Climate of Utopia: H. G. Wells and Victorian Hothouses,” published in the 65.4 issue of Victorian Studies!
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Congrats to Sebastian Lund for receiving the 2025 INCS Richard Stein Essay Prize for his article, “The Climate of Utopia: H. G. Wells and Victorian Hothouses,” published in the 65.4 issue of Victorian Studies!
In our recent issue, read Casie LeGette’s “Remembering the Morant Bay Rebellion with Claude McKay,” which compares McKay’s “George William Gordon to the Oppressed Natives” with his well-known “If We Must Die,” first published in _The Liberator_ in 1919.
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
In our recent issue, read Casie LeGette’s “Remembering the Morant Bay Rebellion with Claude McKay,” which compares McKay’s “George William Gordon to the Oppressed Natives” with his well-known “If We Must Die,” first published in _The Liberator_ in 1919.
Our latest special issue is hot off the press and live on Project Muse! 📬🎉 67.3 contains essays from @navsa.bsky.social's 2024 conference and covers three essay clusters: Political Events, Race and Global Victorian Studies, and Media. Read here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
January 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Our latest special issue is hot off the press and live on Project Muse! 📬🎉 67.3 contains essays from @navsa.bsky.social's 2024 conference and covers three essay clusters: Political Events, Race and Global Victorian Studies, and Media. Read here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
You may know of Charles Dickens’s 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭, but are you familiar with 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵’𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯? Add spookiness to this holiday season by reading Helen Groth’s article, “Reading Victorian Illusions: Dickens's Haunted Man and Dr. Pepper's ‘Ghost’”
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
You may know of Charles Dickens’s 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭, but are you familiar with 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵’𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯? Add spookiness to this holiday season by reading Helen Groth’s article, “Reading Victorian Illusions: Dickens's Haunted Man and Dr. Pepper's ‘Ghost’”
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Is the winter weather inspiring you to pick up a good book and revamp your reading habits? Check out the article linked below from VS Volume 61.4 on Victorian reading practices inspired by authors John Henry Newman and the pictured Christina Rossetti, whose 195th birthday is tomorrow!
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Is the winter weather inspiring you to pick up a good book and revamp your reading habits? Check out the article linked below from VS Volume 61.4 on Victorian reading practices inspired by authors John Henry Newman and the pictured Christina Rossetti, whose 195th birthday is tomorrow!
November 20th is Universal Children’s Day, a day that promotes the welfare of children. Check out Marjorie Stone’s article from 62.4 where she discusses Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s advocacy for the suffering children of the Victorian working-class.⬇️
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
November 20th is Universal Children’s Day, a day that promotes the welfare of children. Check out Marjorie Stone’s article from 62.4 where she discusses Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s advocacy for the suffering children of the Victorian working-class.⬇️
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
67.2 Article Spotlight:
Join Alexandra Lindgren-Gibson in her article “Pieced Together: Scrapbooks, Imperial Archives, and the Many Lives of Mermanjan,” as she draws on different sets of “historiographical and theoretical texts" to answer a series of important questions.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Join Alexandra Lindgren-Gibson in her article “Pieced Together: Scrapbooks, Imperial Archives, and the Many Lives of Mermanjan,” as she draws on different sets of “historiographical and theoretical texts" to answer a series of important questions.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
67.2 Article Spotlight:
Join Alexandra Lindgren-Gibson in her article “Pieced Together: Scrapbooks, Imperial Archives, and the Many Lives of Mermanjan,” as she draws on different sets of “historiographical and theoretical texts" to answer a series of important questions.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Join Alexandra Lindgren-Gibson in her article “Pieced Together: Scrapbooks, Imperial Archives, and the Many Lives of Mermanjan,” as she draws on different sets of “historiographical and theoretical texts" to answer a series of important questions.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
67.2 Article Spotlight: Ahoy! Matthew P. M. Kerr’s article “Head-Chowder: Kipling’s Wasteless Waters” examines the relevance of Victorian literature to modern day maritime waste studies through the lens of Rudyard Kipling’s 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑜𝑢𝑠. Batten down the hatches and heave-ho to the link below!
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
67.2 Article Spotlight: Ahoy! Matthew P. M. Kerr’s article “Head-Chowder: Kipling’s Wasteless Waters” examines the relevance of Victorian literature to modern day maritime waste studies through the lens of Rudyard Kipling’s 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑜𝑢𝑠. Batten down the hatches and heave-ho to the link below!
67.2 Essay Spotlight: “Aging and Generations in Margaret Oliphant’s Fiction”
Reimagine the utilization of terms like “Baby-Boomer” and “Millennial” by reading Helen Kingstone’s essay on nineteenth-century ideas of generation in the work of Margaret Oliphant (1828-97): muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Reimagine the utilization of terms like “Baby-Boomer” and “Millennial” by reading Helen Kingstone’s essay on nineteenth-century ideas of generation in the work of Margaret Oliphant (1828-97): muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
October 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
67.2 Essay Spotlight: “Aging and Generations in Margaret Oliphant’s Fiction”
Reimagine the utilization of terms like “Baby-Boomer” and “Millennial” by reading Helen Kingstone’s essay on nineteenth-century ideas of generation in the work of Margaret Oliphant (1828-97): muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Reimagine the utilization of terms like “Baby-Boomer” and “Millennial” by reading Helen Kingstone’s essay on nineteenth-century ideas of generation in the work of Margaret Oliphant (1828-97): muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Love 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵'𝘴 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 and ever wondered about changing depictions of fairies in the 19th-century U.S.? Check out Vanessa Meikle Schulman’s reflection on writing “Transatlantic Fairy Painting and Social Unrest in Victorian America” in our new blog post, available at the link in the comments!
October 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Love 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵'𝘴 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 and ever wondered about changing depictions of fairies in the 19th-century U.S.? Check out Vanessa Meikle Schulman’s reflection on writing “Transatlantic Fairy Painting and Social Unrest in Victorian America” in our new blog post, available at the link in the comments!
Good morning! Did you know that our latest issue 67.2 can now be accessed through Project MUSE online? Feel free to check it out and let us know which article you enjoyed the most in the comments below. ⬇️
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55623
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55623
September 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Good morning! Did you know that our latest issue 67.2 can now be accessed through Project MUSE online? Feel free to check it out and let us know which article you enjoyed the most in the comments below. ⬇️
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55623
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55623
📫 Be on the lookout for 67.2, our latest issue- hard copies are being sent out today! 🧚♀️🧚♂️
September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📫 Be on the lookout for 67.2, our latest issue- hard copies are being sent out today! 🧚♀️🧚♂️
67.1 Essay Spotlight: "Gaslighting: The Material History of a Metaphor"
Read Grace Franklin's essay on the material history underpinning the concept of psychological gaslighting: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Read Grace Franklin's essay on the material history underpinning the concept of psychological gaslighting: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
August 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
67.1 Essay Spotlight: "Gaslighting: The Material History of a Metaphor"
Read Grace Franklin's essay on the material history underpinning the concept of psychological gaslighting: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Read Grace Franklin's essay on the material history underpinning the concept of psychological gaslighting: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
67.1 Essay Spotlight: "Roots/Routes of Empire: Mary Seacole and Scottish-Caribbean Identity"
Read Kenneth McNeil's essay on how ideas of kinship and imperial networks shaped Mary Seacole's Scottish-Caribbean identity: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Read Kenneth McNeil's essay on how ideas of kinship and imperial networks shaped Mary Seacole's Scottish-Caribbean identity: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
August 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
67.1 Essay Spotlight: "Roots/Routes of Empire: Mary Seacole and Scottish-Caribbean Identity"
Read Kenneth McNeil's essay on how ideas of kinship and imperial networks shaped Mary Seacole's Scottish-Caribbean identity: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Read Kenneth McNeil's essay on how ideas of kinship and imperial networks shaped Mary Seacole's Scottish-Caribbean identity: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Check out the IU Press blog post for our new issue 67.1 🎉 A big thank you to Mark Taylor, coeditor and contributor to the Victorian Idealisms Forum, for writing the post. His article, "Introduction: Victorian Idealisms," is now open-access on Project Muse.
See links in the comment section.
See links in the comment section.
July 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Check out the IU Press blog post for our new issue 67.1 🎉 A big thank you to Mark Taylor, coeditor and contributor to the Victorian Idealisms Forum, for writing the post. His article, "Introduction: Victorian Idealisms," is now open-access on Project Muse.
See links in the comment section.
See links in the comment section.
Our latest issue, 67.1, is now live on Project Muse! muse.jhu.edu/issue/55087
July 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Our latest issue, 67.1, is now live on Project Muse! muse.jhu.edu/issue/55087
📪 Check your mailboxes for our new issue 🎉 Realism and Idealism battle it out on 67.1's cover—a fitting image for this issue featuring the Victorian Idealisms Forum!
June 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
📪 Check your mailboxes for our new issue 🎉 Realism and Idealism battle it out on 67.1's cover—a fitting image for this issue featuring the Victorian Idealisms Forum!
Here are some of the book reviews included in 66.4 of Victorian Studies! Take some time to read them as well as the other 26 reviews in this issue!
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54490
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54490
April 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Here are some of the book reviews included in 66.4 of Victorian Studies! Take some time to read them as well as the other 26 reviews in this issue!
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54490
muse.jhu.edu/issue/54490
Read the fourth featured essay in 66.4: Helena Michie’s “Deep History, Surface Histories: British Heritage and Arab Traces in Sicily 1870–1930,” which analyzes British travel writing on Sicily and its connections to British heritage.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl....
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl....
April 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Read the fourth featured essay in 66.4: Helena Michie’s “Deep History, Surface Histories: British Heritage and Arab Traces in Sicily 1870–1930,” which analyzes British travel writing on Sicily and its connections to British heritage.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl....
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl....
Read the third featured essay in 66.4: Anna Barton’s “Editing Mary Elizabeth Coleridge: The Lyric as Archive,” which uses manuscript materials from Mary Elizabeth Coleridge to propose a model of archival lyric.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl....
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl....
April 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Read the third featured essay in 66.4: Anna Barton’s “Editing Mary Elizabeth Coleridge: The Lyric as Archive,” which uses manuscript materials from Mary Elizabeth Coleridge to propose a model of archival lyric.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl....
muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl....
Check out the second featured essay in 66.4: @jakeromanow.bsky.social Jacob Romanow’s “Kipling’s Administrative Imaginary: Imperial Ignorance as Information Management.” Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
April 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Check out the second featured essay in 66.4: @jakeromanow.bsky.social Jacob Romanow’s “Kipling’s Administrative Imaginary: Imperial Ignorance as Information Management.” Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
New blog post alert!
Head to the IU Press blog to read Sierra Eckert and Milan Terlunen's post on their article, "What We Quote: Disciplinary History and the Textual Atmospheres of Middlemarch," which is featured in our latest issue.
Link to blog post: iupress.org/connect/blog...
Head to the IU Press blog to read Sierra Eckert and Milan Terlunen's post on their article, "What We Quote: Disciplinary History and the Textual Atmospheres of Middlemarch," which is featured in our latest issue.
Link to blog post: iupress.org/connect/blog...
April 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New blog post alert!
Head to the IU Press blog to read Sierra Eckert and Milan Terlunen's post on their article, "What We Quote: Disciplinary History and the Textual Atmospheres of Middlemarch," which is featured in our latest issue.
Link to blog post: iupress.org/connect/blog...
Head to the IU Press blog to read Sierra Eckert and Milan Terlunen's post on their article, "What We Quote: Disciplinary History and the Textual Atmospheres of Middlemarch," which is featured in our latest issue.
Link to blog post: iupress.org/connect/blog...