On December 8–9, 2011, Manchester's International Anthony Burgess Foundation provided the setting for the “Periodicals Across Europe” conference. Hosted by the Centre for Periodicals Research at the University of Salford, and in collaboration with the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, the event marked the foundation of the European Society for Periodical Research (ESPRit) and brought together researchers from across the continent for two days of papers and discussion.
The unifying theme of the conference was the comparative study of periodical cultures from a trans-European perspective. The papers came from several discrete research areas and looked at various historical periods in their address. The aim of the conference was to facilitate a comparative setting upon which to draw out some of the differences and similarities of periodical culture within specific national traditions, as well as welcoming discussion on European cultural exchange and on European identity as seen from abroad.
The conference...