MAGAZINE MATTER

Podcast

MAGAZINE MATTER is a video podcast series dedicated to the material, technical, and aesthetic processes that have shaped illustrated magazines across different regions and historical periods.

Each 60-minute episode features two short specialist presentations followed by a moderated conversation that brings different perspectives on printing technologies, editorial practices, and visual cultures into dialogue.

The series is organised by the MAGAZINE MATTER research group: Mary Ikoniadou (Leeds Beckett University), Carlotta Castellani (Università degli Studi di Urbino), and Vincent Fröhlich (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg).

Season 1 – Printing Processes (Summer 2026)

The first season focuses on key printing technologies—including wood engraving, halftone, and rotogravure—and examines how these processes shaped visual aesthetics, layout, editorial decision-making, and reader engagement.

Podcast Recording – Leeds, June 2026

The Magazine Matter podcast recording began with sessions on 18–19 June 2026 at Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett University in the UK.

Over two days, Sabine Kriebel, Aglaya Glebova, and Andrés Zervigón, in discussion with the Magazine Matter team, discussed photomontage, rotogravure, print culture, seriality, and the visual, design and material histories of periodicals. Sessions addressed photomontage in illustrated periodicals, rotogravure and print matters, and a roundtable discussion on shared methodological frameworks and directions for the study of illustrated periodicals.

The podcast will continue to bring together contributors working across multiple disciplinary perspectives and geographic contexts.

Full episodes will drop in September 2026!