The following email was sent to ASECS members on May 15, 2025.
Dear ASECS Members and Friends,
The ASECS Spring/Summer News Circular is here! Check out news and updates on upcoming events, the Call for Session Proposals for the 56th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, advocacy work in the humanities, and more!
Please also remember to attend the new Webinar series!
Friday, May 16, noon-1pm EDT: Webinar. You’re invited to the new webinar series, organized by ASECS President Paola Bertucci and Executive Board Members Brian Cowan and Meghan Roberts, highlighting the importance of the 18th century today! Registration required: Webinar 18th Century Today
“Citizenship, Political Dissent, and Presidential Power in the Early Republic.”
Speakers:
- Katlyn Carter (Notre Dame University), “Factions, Foreigners, and Falsehoods: Political Anxieties and Presidential Power in the Early Republic”
- Andrew Shankman (Rutgers University), “The First Three Presidents: Executive Power and Dissent in the Administrations of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson”
- James Lewis (Kalamazoo College), “‘As His Own Personal Concern’: Thomas Jefferson, American Citizens, and ‘the Strongest Government on Earth’”
Thank you so much,
Benita
Benita Blessing, PhD | Executive Director | director@asecs.org