The Student Press in Europe, 1800–1940: History and Uses of a Multifaceted Source
Abstract
Student newspapers and magazines are widely used by scholars as historical sources, but have rarely been studied as a historical objects in their own right. Reflecting upon the national and geographical contexts of their production, this article underlines the important thematic and stylistic differences between these student-authored texts in selected European countries from the early nineteenth century to the eve of the Second World War. These materials can play an important, if not straightforward role in the historiography of student lives. The article argues that a reflexive confrontation by scholars with student publications is necessary, including reflections on their digitisation and on ways of writing new histories of students.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Historical Education Studies Worldwide
Media
Journalism
and Communication History
Libraries
Manuscripts
and Books
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cultural and Social History
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 55–73
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN