VISAWUS is a non-profit scholarly organization dedicated to the study of British Victorian literature, history, music, art, and other topics.

VISAWUS was founded in 1995 by Kathleen Peck with the help of a committee of Victorianists who wanted to develop a new regional organization for interdisciplinary studies related to the British Victorian era. It held its first annual conference in 1996. Membership is open to all who share an interest in its scholarship and goals, and conference participants come from the United States, Canada, and other countries where Victorian scholars are active.

VISAWUS sponsors annual conferences in various locations in the western United States. Our 2006 conference was held October 26-28, 2006, at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

The VISAWUS Constitution