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2026 ECASECS CONFERENCE

EAST CENTRAL AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES2026 ECASECS CONFERENCEVirginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia5–7 November 2026CALL FOR PAPERS Beginnings: Restarts, Revisions, and Reinventions in the Eighteenth Century Panel proposals are due by 30 April 2026. Paper proposals are due by 1 June 2026. The deadlinefor finalized panels is 15 June 2026. Email proposals or queries to ecasecs2026@gmail.com.For complete details, see the ECASECS Conference website: https://ecasecs2026.wordpress.com.

Webinar Participant Overview: “Enlightenment for All: Teaching the Eighteenth Century Beyond(?) the Academy”

Participant Overview: “Enlightenment for All: Teaching the Eighteenth Century Beyond(?) the Academy”ASECS Early Spring 2026 WebinarDate: Friday, February 6, 2026Time: 12:00 p.m. (Central)Registration: Zoom Link Purpose of the Event This ASECS-sponsored webinar celebrates the breadth of eighteenth-century studies and the many places where it thrives: community colleges, high schools, museums, and public humanities spaces. It recognizes that innovative, impactful scholarship and teaching are happening well beyond the walls of research universities. We hope to continue this conversation as (hopefully!) part of the “Diverse Pathways Caucus” for future programming. We will also discuss meeting for an informal but exciting happy… Read More »Webinar Participant Overview: “Enlightenment for All: Teaching the Eighteenth Century Beyond(?) the Academy”

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Art History at SUNY New Paltz

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Applications are now being accepted for the position of Assistant Professor of Art History with a focus on global early modern art (1400–1800) at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Priority will be given to applications received by January 12, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the role is filled. Information about the position and instructions on how to apply can be found at: https://www.newpaltz.edu/hr/displayjobdetails.php?id=3058

CfP: North American Society for the Study of Romanticism & North American Victorian Studies Association Joint 2026 Conference

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The joint NAVSA-NASSR 2026 conference to take place in Pasadena, California November 11-16 is now open for submissions! This is a fully in-person conference; for those who wish to participate online, there will be a Zoom pre-conference on November 6. We welcome papers on any aspect of nineteenth-century studies related to the conference theme “Traffic.” You can find the call for papers here; submissions for individual papers and panels are due by February 15, 2026 through the Oxford Abstracts portal.  Our fantastic keynote speakers are Arun Sood, Lecturer in Global Literatures at the University of Exeter, and Eleanor Jones Harvey, senior… Read More »CfP: North American Society for the Study of Romanticism & North American Victorian Studies Association Joint 2026 Conference

CfP: Slavery North Initiative

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Slavery North is pleased to invite participation in an academic conference, Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution. The conference will take place in person from Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July 12, 2026, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. On the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Slavery North invites proposals for papers that rethink the cultures, events, and experiences of the Revolutionary War. This call encourages new scholarship that reexamines the Revolutionary War through the experiences of enslaved people in British North America, exploring… Read More »CfP: Slavery North Initiative

Letter from ASECS President Misty G. Anderson

The following letter was sent to current and recent ASECS members on Nov. 25, 2025. 11/25/2025 Dear ASECS Colleagues, I’m very pleased to report that the Philadelphia meeting is shaping up to be one of our largest and most exciting gatherings in many years. As you will soon see, there are so many wonderful papers that no one will be able to take it all in, but that is proof of our vibrancy. Thank you to Hanna Roman and the rest of the Program Committee for your hard work on vetting and scheduling these sessions. Thanks also to everyone… Read More »Letter from ASECS President Misty G. Anderson

CfP: Society for Eighteenth-Century Music Biennial Conference May 2026 in Mafra, Portugal

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There is a call for papers for the biennial conference of the Society for Eighteenth-Century Music (SECM). The deadline is December 15, 2025 The 2026 conference theme is Transnational Musical & Theatrical Influences in the 18th-Century Atlantic World. It will be held 28-31 May 2026 at the Museu National Da Música, in Mafra, Portugal. For more information, including instructions for applying, please check out the CfP on their website at https://secm.org/Conferences/secm11/callforpapers.html

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Giving Tuesday 2025

The following email went out to current and recent members Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. ASECS Giving Tuesday Campaign Dec. 2, 2025 Nov. 28, 2025 Dear ASECS members and friends, On December 2, 1969, ASECS was incorporated in the State of Illinois, and that anniversary coincides this year with Giving Tuesday: December 2, 2025! Our Giving Tuesday goals this year celebrate community. Whether $8, $18, or $180, your gift is a commitment to your community. Let’s think about what just a few dollars can do at this year’s Annual Meeting, for instance: As we approach Giving Tuesday, December… Read More »Giving Tuesday 2025

CALL FOR PAPERS

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“Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World” Conference at the University of AmsterdamMonday, 15 June 2026 How do material conditions shape how and what we know about the natural world? In this conference, we propose to bring together scholars working in the history of science and literature and science to consider these questions, attending to the disciplinary alliances and differences such approaches yield. In particular, we will think about the embodied practices, prescriptive and descriptive, that give form to natural philosophy in the early modern period. These practices may be expressed through bodies (human… Read More »CALL FOR PAPERS

American Historical Association virtual congressional briefing on AI

Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 29, at 9:30 a.m the American Historical Association invites you to attend a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on artificial intelligence, privacy, and security. Due to the government shutdown, this briefing will be held online.  Panelists Sarah Igo (Vanderbilt Univ.), Aaron Mendon-Plasek (Purdue Univ.), and Rebecca Slayton (Cornell Univ.) will provide historical context on privacy and national security issues that have been transformed by technology and now AI. Kathryn Cramer Brownell (Purdue Univ.) will serve as moderator. The event is free and open to the public; registration is required. If you have any questions, please email Ben Rosenbaum, AHA public affairs associate, at brosenbaum@historians.org. The… Read More »American Historical Association virtual congressional briefing on AI

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