Suggested Readings and Final Project for Teaching Women’s Roles in Eighteenth-Century Magazines
The above link contains sample readings to include topics for a course, unit, or class period focused on eighteenth-century print culture. This list complements Susan Carlile’s forthcoming article “Early Social Media, Women, and Teaching the Eighteenth-Century Magazine,” in the Women’s Caucus 50th Anniversary issue of Eighteenth-Century Studies (2026-specific citation with link forthcoming). The material could be taught as a whole and in any order, or individual installments could be chosen. If access to a rare book or special collections library is possible, the opportunity to read entire magazines in their original form adds greatly to student’s appreciation. In addition to the activities provided, facilitating a simple scavenger hunt, even with digitized periodicals, to look for common parts of a magazine is a good orientation.[1] For example, students can be asked to identify elements such as: table of contents, a fictional persona, serialized installments, evidence of authorship, an index, types of genres represented, and common topics based on titles.
Teaching Eighteenth-Century Magazines via Public Humanities Internships
Teaching Early Magazines using Editorial Glossing Activities
Teaching Early Magazines by Recording and Managing Audiobook Projects