The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, established in 1969, is the foremost learned society in the United States for the study of all aspects of the long eighteenth century.
A Masked Ball in Bohemia, attributed to Andreas Altomonte, ca. 1748. Austrian. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies will take place April 9-11, 2026, in Philadelphia at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown.
Congress Hall and New Theatre / Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son Neshaminy Bridge.
ASECS promotes the study and teaching of the long eighteenth century through diverse networks at membership, society, and international levels. Engage with other members and partners to support our mission and the field.
Tartars Playing Polo, Kano Eisen’in Furunobu 狩野永川院古 , early 18th Century. Japan.
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The ACLS Doctoral Futures Initiative welcomes ASECS members to a set of open, discussion-based conversations about some of the most pressing questions facing doctoral education today. Each townha…
The upcoming ISECS Conference on “Reframing the Enlightenment. Intellectual and political disputes today”, will take place in Paris on June 10-12 2026. Interested people are welcome to attend the conf…
The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) is searching for a Secretary to begin a three-year term on 1 July 2026. The Secretary is an Appointed Member of the Board of Director…
EAST CENTRAL AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES2026 ECASECS CONFERENCEVirginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia5–7 November 2026CALL FOR PAPERS Beginnings: Restarts, Revisions, and …
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Quapaw Culture (Arkansas/Midsouth), Spouted Vessel with Painted Motifs,
ca.1500–1700 (maybe 1600). Saint Louis Art Museum
