2016 Conference — "Victorian News: Print Culture & the Periodical Press"
University of Missouri–Columbia, April 8-10
University of Missouri–Columbia, April 8-10
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Arboretum at Mizzou Botanic Garden |
For the third year, MVSA’s conference will feature three seminars open to graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars led by senior scholars on topics related to the conference theme. Seminar participants pre-circulate 5-to-7 page papers. This year's topics are "Print Culture and the Mass Public," led by Julie Codell; "Finding/Creating a Voice in the Periodical Press," led by Leanne Langley; and "The Transatlantic Periodical Press," led by Jennifer Phegley.
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Plenaries
MVSA’s 2016 Jane Stedman Plenary Speaker will be Leanne Langley, Associate Fellow at the University of London’s Institute of Musical Research, social and cultural historian of music, and leading authority on music journalism in nineteenth-century Britain. Her talk is entitled "Musical Times: The Achievement of the Musical Press in Nineteenth-Century England."
Hotel Accommodations, Transportation, and Venues
Alternatively, for those traveling to the conference by car, the Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center is located only 1.74 miles from campus, offering rooms with extra amenities starting at $135 per night. Further away, but still convenient for those who are driving, is Candlewood Suites Columbia, which books rooms at around $119 per night.
For air travel, you can fly directly into Columbia Regional Airport (COU) on American Airlines (though the flights can be somewhat limited); all flights go through either Chicago or Dallas. You could also choose to fly into St. Louis (STL) and take the MO-X Shuttle to Columbia, which is about a 2-hour ride. A third option is to fly into Kansas City (MCI) and take the MO-X Shuttle from there, which is about a 3-hour ride.
To reach the University of Missouri by car, turn left on Elm Street, drive past Peace Park, and cross 9th Street. The Hitt Street Garage, which you can enter from Elm Street (turn right), has visitor parking and is most convenient for the Friday sessions. For the Saturday sessions, the Turner Avenue Garage would be more convenient: take Elm Street to 9th Street, turn right on 9th, and follow the road around, past Jesse Hall. The garage will be on your left. A campus map is available here.