The Victorian Society New York is excited to announce our Emerging Scholars program 2026 Call for Papers.

VSNY invites university students and recent graduates to submit proposals for presentations on 19th-century scholarship. VSNY supports topics about every aspect of 19th-century and early-20th-century culture, including architecture, literature, theater, fine and decorative art, immigration, economics, politics, education, gender roles, reform movements, music, fashion, and food. Topics for recent event winners have included globetrotting 19th-century cabinetmakers and early 1900s representations (and misrepresentations) of Indigenous Arizonans (explore a complete list of past presenters). Preference will be given to American/New York topics.

Selected scholars will each give a 20-minute presentation and then field questions at an in-person event on May 5, 2026, in New York City.

Send 200-word proposals and CVs by March 2, 2026, to info@vicsocny.org.

Learn more and submit a paper for Emerging Scholars.

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