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Learn more about miniature melodramas and pantomimes and how publishers like William West bridged the gap between London's grand theatres and these juvenile performances🎭✨ Read here: jvc.oup.com/2020/02/07/t... #TheatreHistory #19thCentury #journalofvictorianculture

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From tales of madness and mistreatment to shocking crimes, explore how the British press shaped perceptions of vagrants. Read more here: jvc.oup.com/2020/02/14/m... #journalofvictorianculture #19thcentury #victorian

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Explore the depths of the 19th century with Thomas Wallace Knox's Underground: Or, Life Below the Surface. From the catacombs to philosophical musings on society’s underworlds, read more about how subterranean spaces shaped moral and cultural ideas: jvc.oup.com/2020/01/24/m...

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Check out the surprising similarities between Ellen Wood’s middle-class melodramas & today’s guilty-pleasure films. Read to discover how 19th-century sensation novels like East Lynne (1861) compare to modern Lifetime movies: jvc.oup.com/2024/04/18/e...

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For the 175th anniversary of Mary De Morgan, a new play celebrates her imagination. The Vegan Tigress is getting great reviews: "The writing is sharp, funny, and fast-paced [...] It was with childlike wonder that I soaked up this story ****" everything-theatre.co.uk/2025/02/revi... @LynchPinTheatre

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🎪Come one, come all!🎪Read how P.T. Barnum and General Tom Thumb became global sensations while on their 1844 European tour: jvc.oup.com/2025/02/05/p... #Barnum #TomThumb #VictorianEra #journalofvictorianculture #19thcentury

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Love is in the air... and in the pudding!❤️You too could tackle Mrs. Beeton’s Half-Pay Pudding for a sweet Valentine's Day treat🍰 Check it out: jvc.oup.com/2012/04/22/m... #ValentinesDay #journalofvictorianculture #19thcentury #nineteenthcentury #baking #Victorian #greatbritishbakeoff

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Undisciplining the Victorian Classroom: call for lesson plans on global decadence and aestheticism. More info here: jvc.oup.com/events-and-c...

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Weird fiction? Yes, please. Rediscover Robert Murray Gilchrist, an often forgotten talent who influenced weird fiction long before Lovecraft, and his hybrid femme fatale/maternal archetypes as they challenge gender norms: jvc.oup.com/2024/11/26/t... #gothic #weirdfiction #Lovecraft

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JVC Prize Essay Talk, 'The Afterlife of a Stuart Princess in Victorian Culture ', by Sarah Betts. Join us on Thursday 27th March, 6pm, Royal Holloway Picture Gallery. More info here: jvc.oup.com/events-and-c...

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In North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell highlights how conflict fuels female agency. From Margaret Hale's activism to Bessy Higgins's resistance, check out how Gaskell portrays women breaking free from societal constraints: jvc.oup.com/2025/01/27/f... . . . #nineteenthcentury #victorianera #Gaskell

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Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights isn’t just a tragic romance. It’s a radical critique of patriarchy, class, and oppression. Time to revisit this often misunderstood masterpiece: jvc.oup.com/2020/03/24/t... #WutheringHeights #EmilyBrontë #19thcentury #journalofvictrianculture

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[New post] Alysha Ladha on the importance of Patrick Brontë. She argues that his 'emphasis on personal responsibility, commitment to justice, and belief in the transformative power of faith' are reflected in his daughters' novels. Read more: jvc.oup.com/2025/01/17/p...

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Sherlock, who? Let me introduce you to the “petticoated police.” Explore how early female detectives like Mrs. Paschal, G, and others used intuition and embodied observation to crack cases. #19thcentury #Sherlock #victorian Link: jvc.oup.com/2020/05/22/t...

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🎭 Costumes beyond the stage🎭 Discover the hidden meanings and histories of iconic garments from Ellen Terry’s Beetlewing Dress to Edwin Moxon’s embroidered shorts and explore how these costumes shaped performance and audience expectations. Read more: jvc.oup.com/2020/07/02/c...

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In the 19th century, opiates were marketed to women as miracle cures. But the widespread use of laudanum led to addiction and had horrible consequences. Discover the dark history of opium in this fascinating blog post: jvc.oup.com/2020/12/18/t...

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From the wandering womb to Victorian cures like vibrating machines, the history of hysteria is a wild ride. Discover how ancient beliefs and 19th-century science shaped the diagnosis that still echoes today: jvc.oup.com/2021/03/04/h...

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Dig up the history of 19th-century medicine! From the rise of medical schools to the secretive world of body-snatching, uncover how the profession transformed during a time of rapid change!🩺💀 jvc.oup.com/2021/04/15/b...

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Roseanne Ganley discusses H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds! Martians have evolved as the superior race in Wells' world and the text offers readers the opportunity to reflect on human evolution. Read here: jvc.oup.com/2020/02/24/h...

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Dive back into Issue 26.2! Gemma Almond directs our attention to the design of Victorian spectacle and eyeglass frames–locating its role in Victorian constructions of ‘normalcy’ and ‘abnormalcy’ in regard to the body. Read here: academic.oup.com/jvc/article/...

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Since the #MeToo movement, self-defense classes have empowered women both physically and mentally. Discover the history of women's self-defense, from Edith Garrud's Ju Jutsu classes for suffragettes to today's trauma-informed martial arts programs: jvc.oup.com/2021/09/02/w... #19thcentury

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Lions and tigers and women, oh my! Read about the Victorian women who braved the lion’s cage! From Mrs. King, the first recorded "Lion Queen," to Ellen Chapman, the most famous of them all, the performances of these fearless women left a roaring legacy jvc.oup.com/2021/08/19/v... #nineteenthcentury

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🌿From Victorian window gardening to today's #plantmoms and #plantdads, houseplants have always been for more than just decoration. Check out how the plant trend has bloomed and blossomed over time, connecting people and boosting well-being.🌿https://jvc.oup.com/2021/05/06/victorian-plantparenthood/

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🎮 Final Fantasy VIII merges Victorian occultism, empire, and time travel in a neo-imperial narrative. Check out this blog post to explore how the game critiques gender, magic, and imperialism. 👑 jvc.oup.com/2021/08/26/n...

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Who said the Victorians were prudes? From bawdy limericks to clever jokes about "red ink" accidents, check out how menstrual humor was embraced in 19th-century erotic poems. It is, indeed, "Bloody Hilarious." jvc.oup.com/2021/11/11/m... #journalofvictorianculture #19thcentury

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“Come on, gang, we’ve got a mystery to solve!🐕🔍” Bensimon searches for clues to answer unsolved mysteries regarding the daguerreotypes of the April 1848 Chartist meeting, revealing insights into the working-class struggle and Victorian labor #19thcentury academic.oup.com/jvc/article/...

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👻🔍Explore the connection between Sherlock Holmes and Spiritualism, including a fascinating case involving the mediums Mr. & Mrs. Holmes who might have inspired Doyle's iconic detective! 🔎👻https://jvc.oup.com/2022/09/02/the-curious-case-of-mr-and-mrs-holmes/ #journalofvictorianculture #19thcentury

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🎮🕵️‍♂️It's game time! From Sherlock Holmes to Scrooge, the Victorian era has long inspired the world of video games. A world of intrigue awaits! Your quest, should accept it: read this post jvc.oup.com/2023/02/03/v... #journalofvictorianculture #RetroGames #SherlockHolmes #Dickens #aliceinwonderland

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From Bradford to Liverpool, #JackTheRipper's letters played a role in shaping stereotypes and affirming northern cultural significance. Matthew Gurteen reckons with a complex regional identity struggle in this blog post #truecrime #19thcentury jvc.oup.com/2022/08/04/r...

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💌❤️Swipe right on this blog post❤️💌 From love letters to matrimonial ads, the Victorian press helped shape the way we court today. Discover how the “brief madness” of 19th-century matchmaking foreshadowed modern dating sites like eHarmony and match! jvc.oup.com/2012/02/13/m...

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Explore the significance of Sophie Gengembre Anderson tender, Tennyson-inspired Elaine of Astolat in John McLoughlin's "Take Me to the River: Sophie Anderson and Elaine of Astolat." academic.oup.com/jvc/article/...

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Victoria Mills explores the legacy of Kingsley’s Hypatia. Her article "Charles Kingsley’s Hypatia, Visual Culture and Late-Victorian Gender Politics" unpacks the ways this 1852 novel and its various reimaginings influenced late-Victorian gender politics. Link in bio! #19thcentury #Victorianstudies

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🧑‍⚖️Law and Gender: SVU (Swooning Victims Unit)🧑‍⚖️ Learn how the trope of the swooning woman influenced legal narratives and shaped perceptions of female bodies in court with "‘Under Cross-Examination She Fainted’: Sexual Crime and Swooning in the Victorian Courtroom." academic.oup.com/jvc/article/...

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Rethink the role of place in literary history, read "The ‘wilds of Brompton’: Mapping Nineteenth-Century Women Writers’ Early Careers in the Sociable London Suburbs" by Karen Bourrier, Dan Jacobson, and John Brosz! Link in bio!

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✨New cover, who dis?✨ A new issue of the journal has dropped! Check out its open access articles here: academic.oup.com/jvc/issue #journalofvictorianculture #jvc #19thcentury #nineteenthcentury #19thcenturystudies #Literature #LiteraturePosts

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Check out Cramer's investigation into masculinity and needlework during the Victorian gold rush in "Busy, Without Thimbles, at the Needlework." Find out how men stitched together their identity while they navigated and complicated traditional gender norms. Link in bio!

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Powerful images! Hedley's “Data Visualization and Population Politics in Pearson’s Magazine" explores how Victorian population journalism combined data visualization with narrative to reflect biopolitics and the management of the British nation. Link in bio!

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✨Boozy Behavior, Secret Spirit Sipping, & Domestic Disturbance✨ Celebrate this wine Wednesday by reading David Beckingham’s “Private Spirits, Public Lives” and discover how Victorian women confronted secret drinking and promoted sober citizenship. Link in bio!

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Hear ye, hear ye! Simon John's article "A Crusader Duel at the Crystal Palace: The Statues of Godfrey of Bouillon and Richard the Lionheart at the Great Exhibition" explores the rivalry between England and Belgium through these sculptures and their impact on 19th century culture. Link in bio!

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In his reading of Kipling’s “Thrown Away” and “The Madness of Private Ortheris,” Andrew Griffith investigates the ways in which masculinity, madness, and colonial anxieties shaped late nineteenth century narratives regarding India. Link in bio.

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Discover how concepts of cuteness are connected to literary villains in 1860s sensation fiction like Count Fosco and Lucy Audley. Read Laura Eastlake’s “Playing Cute: Sensation Villainy and the Aesthetics of Small Things in The Woman in White and Lady Audley’s Secret.” Link in Bio.

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“Sit down, all of you, and listen to me!” Kiera Vaclavik’s article “Listening to the Alice Books” does just that as it explores the rich soundscape embedded in Carroll’s work. Link in bio.

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Grab your reading glasses and check out Gemma Almond's, "Normalizing Vision: The Representation and Use of Spectacles and Eyeglasses in Victorian Britain." Read along to discover how the design of visual aids constructed ideas of a ‘normal' and ‘abnormal' body. Link in bio.

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Dive into Kandola's article, "Political Censorship on the Late-Victorian Stage: Rereading Oscar Wilde’s Vera; or, the Nihilist[s]." Kandola investigates the tensions between artistic expression and political constraints in late-Victorian England. Link in bio.

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Stop clowning and read Peter Andersson's "The Imperturbable Seriousness of the Circus Buffoon: The Shakespearean Clown on the Threshold of Modern Comedy.” Andersson explores the fascinating evolution of the clown and the shift from Georgian pantomime to the modern clown we know today. Link in bio.

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More than just man’s best friend. Check out “(Un)muzzled: Dogs in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Fiction” where Olivia Krauze discusses the ways in which dogs are used as a method of representing unprocessed emotion in the mid-nineteenth century realist novel. Link in bio.

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Colleen Ballard explores the implications of reading and, as a result, daydreaming in fin de siècle fiction. As it appears in Christy Carew (1880), daydreaming allowed for personal autonomy in response to societal control. Read here: jvc.oup.com/2021/11/25/d...

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Maggie Kalenak's article in issue 28.2 examines how the 1840 Postal Duties Act affected middle class "romantic culture [and how] correspondence became a venue for...couples to create and explore their emotional, sensual, and sentimental selves." Read here: academic.oup.com/jvc/article/...

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Looking for a post-Mother's Day read? Take a look at this article by Jessica Cox, where she connects breast-feeding in Victorian advice books with “Mansplaining.“🤰🏼 Read here: doi.org/10.1093/jvcu...

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