CfP Pacific Coast Branch of the AHA
The 119th annual conference will be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas – July 29-31, 2026. More information here: https://www.pcb-aha.org/archives/2250
General Announcements
ASECS in the News!
Nonprofit Association of Oregon Member Spotlight: ASECS NAO is excited to spotlight nonprofit members, share their success stories and exciting news, and raise awareness of their cause and the impact these amazing nonprofits make in our communities. This month, we are pleased to highlight the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, located in Corvallis, who has been an NAO member since 2022. More information here: Member Spotlight ASECS
ISECS CfP: Reframing the Enlightenment. Intellectual and political disputes today
Conference of the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ISECS), Paris, 10–12 June, Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris, Collège de France, Maison de la recherche de la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Université. Early career scholars in particular are warmly invited to submit paper proposals for this interdisciplinary conference on the current debates surrounding the Enlightenment. The conference will focus on the question of how research into the historical Enlightenment and contemporary references to or critiques of the Enlightenment challenge each other. Proposals for papers, including a half-page explanation of the topic, a short CV, and assignment… Read More »ISECS CfP: Reframing the Enlightenment. Intellectual and political disputes today
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
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 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
CALL FOR PAPERS: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES
SPECIAL ISSUE ON “PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT”