Periodicals Unbound II: Beyond the Printed Word: Interdisciplinary Methods in Studying Periodical Press

Session Submission Type: Panel

Brief Description

This panel brings together four innovative studies that explore different dimensions of periodical literature through the lens of digital humanities methodologies and network analysis. Approaching the study of journals through a combination of qualitative and quantitative lenses, this panel sheds new light on the complex interplay between periodicals and cultural, political, and organizational dynamics across different geographical and linguistic contexts. Together, these papers contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the periodical press as a dynamic space for cultural exchange, organizational innovation, and linguistic diversity. They demonstrate the utility of interdisciplinary methods in uncovering new ways in which periodicals have influenced and reflected social change, literary trends, and the globalization of ideas.

Sub Unit

• Literature: 20th Century

Chair

• Evgeniia Belskaia, U Paris Cité (France)

Papers

• How International Was International Literature?: Languages and People, 1932-1936 - Elena Zemskova, Independent Scholar

• Strategizing Success: Organizational Innovation and Literary Prominence in the Soviet Union (A Case Study of Journal Yunost) - Daria Franklin, Columbia U

Discussant

• Matthew Young, Library of Congress