The Featured Pages section consists of scholarly essays that explore issues raised by Conrad First:

Who were Conrad's first readers? Where did they live? Why did they read periodicals? What do these publications tell us about their tastes in literature and culture, their social ambitions and prejudices, and their political opinions?

In what kinds of publication was Conrad first read? In what format? How did newspapers and magazines present "Joseph Conrad" to their readership? How was reading Conrads work affected by illustrations, plot summaries, advertisements, editorials, and feature articles as well as by multi-column layout and division into parts?

What role did serialization play in the development of Conrad's literary career? To what extent was his public image determined by serial publication? How far did Conrad's writing follow or depart from the stylistic and thematic conventions of contemporary periodicals?

Where should Conrad's work be situated in the transformation of public culture and the market for print in different national contexts? What kinds of theoretical issues -- about Modernism, authorship, gender, colonialism, ideology, transnational audiences, textual history, and cultural capital -- does this archive illuminate?

Featured Pages explore topics of particular interest for students of Conrad, taking their starting point from a single page. The range of possible topics is very broad and includes, but is not limited to: the serialization of a Conrad work; the history of a particular periodical or cluster of periodicals; a significant advertisement, photograph, or illustrations; an aspect of textual history; the media coverage of local, national, or international events; the growth of literary competitions and news; and the implications of different theories of publishing, authorship, or periodical history. Essays about using periodials and/or Conrad First in the classroom are especially encouraged.

Essays can include picture and audio files as well as hyperlinks to other internet resources and projects. Each essay is assigned a permanent URL suitable for inclusion in bibliographies, scholarly databases, and personal homepages. There is no upper or lower word limit.

For an example, see Jeremy Hawthorns essay Lookalikes: Conrad and the Denial of Human Individuality .

Proposals for contributions on any topic are warmly welcomed. Please contact Stephen Donovan at stephen.donovan@engelska.uu.se.