Miriam Wallace featured in MLA
ASECS Member Miriam Wallace was featured in the August “Member Spotlight” in News from the MLA. Read more here: Miriam Wallace MLA
Announcements
MLA Just in Time Opportunity
As an affiliate society of the Modern Language Association, ASECS may submit a session for consideration for the “Just in Time” proposal round. Interested members should contact 2nd Vice President Amy Freund (afreund@mail.smu.edu) for more information and to submit a 250-word (max.) abstract by Sept. 10, 2025.
ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums
The ASECS Board of Directors voted to sign the “ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums”.
Annual Meeting and Passover Schedule Conflict
Sept. 5, 2025 Dear ASECS Members, We are writing to apologize for a scheduling error that has recently come to light, which will make it difficult for observant Jews to fully participate in our 2026 spring Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, even though it is our policy to avoid scheduling conferences and major meetings on holidays that our members observe. Several years ago, we inadvertently scheduled the 2026 ASECS Annual Meeting for April 9-11, to coincide with the last two days of Passover (Pesach). We explored rescheduling the conference, but the financial penalties and logistical complications… Read More »Annual Meeting and Passover Schedule Conflict
ECSSS event: New Research on the Jacobites: Book & Website Launch
ECSS announces: New Research on the Jacobites: Book and Website Launch, organized by Professor Leith Davis and the Research Centre for Scottish Studies. Date/Time: Friday, September 26th (12:30-3 PM) Location: W.A.C. Bennett Library and online (for the first hour) Event Agenda Presentation: 12:30-1:30 PM (Hybrid via Zoom and in person Room 7200 Refreshments and Scottish Music: 1:30-2 PM (In-person) Workshops: 2-3 PM (In-person) – Media and Maker Commons You can register for all or some of these events on Eventbrite or send an email to engl_cmns@sfu.ca and let me know if you’d like to attend the presentation in-person or online and if… Read More »ECSSS event: New Research on the Jacobites: Book & Website Launch
ASECS Members Sign Letter to Bucknell University
Aug. 28, 2025. ASECS Members have signed a public letter to Bucknell University President Bravman and Provost Sternberg regarding the shuttering of Bucknell University Press. Read the full letter here; members may add their signatures here.
CfP for Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society
The Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society celebrates four decades as an affiliate society of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies by holding its annual conference with ASECS in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 9-11, 2026. ECSSS will sponsor its own panels at the ASECS meeting. Papers are invited on any aspect of eighteenth-century Scottish history, thought, and culture, but we would particularly encourage proposals for papers and panels relating to the 250th anniversaries of relevant events that occurred in 1776, such as the role of Scots in the American Revolution (especially in regard to Philadelphia), the publication of… Read More »CfP for Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society
Digital Justice Grants ACLS
Register Now for ACLS Digital Justice Grants Program Webinars The ACLS Digital Justice Grants Program is pleased to offer its Fall 2025 webinar series for prospective applicants. Featuring a mix of topic specific sessions and general office hours, these webinars provide a forum for prospective applicants to ask questions and/or request verbal feedback about the relevant components of their applications from both ACLS staff and former reviewers. In so doing, the webinars aim to unveil some of the “hidden curriculum” that constitutes academic grant writing. We especially welcome applicants new to grant writing and/or who lack… Read More »Digital Justice Grants ACLS
CfP International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association
Call for Papers Revolution, Revelation, Reconciliation / Revolución, Revelación, Reconciliación International Nineteenth Century Studies Association (INCSA) Biennial Conference: July 21-24, 2026 | National Union Building | Washington, DC The International Nineteenth Century Studies Association (INCSA)—in collaboration with the Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA), Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies (INCS), and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History–invites proposals for its second biennial conference. We welcome submissions for individual papers, panels, posters, roundtable discussions, digital humanities projects, and performances exploring the nineteenth century from interdisciplinary, international, and intertemporal perspectives. For the full CFP (conference information and theme,… Read More »CfP International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association
MESA/AAUP/Knight Foundation Lawsuit challenging non-citizen deportations
AAUP, Middle East Studies Association, Knight Institute Sue Over Trump Policy of Arresting and Threatening to Deport Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech Policy has created “climate of fear and repression” on campuses around the country, groups say Read more: https://mesana.org/news/2025/03/25/mesa-aaup-and-knight-institute-file-lawsuit-over-trump-policy-of-arresting-and-threatening-deportation-for-lawful-speech