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
General Announcements
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”
Job: Texas State University HST, TT
The Department of History at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the History of Science & Technology with a focus on Western Europe and/or its empires (period specialization open). Preference will be given to candidates with experience in Applied History/Digital Humanities. The successful candidate will be expected to teach survey courses in Western/world civilizations and specialized undergraduate and graduate courses in the History of Science & Technology, to direct graduate theses and serve on graduate committees, and to participate actively in departmental programs, service, and governance. This position is part of a… Read More »Job: Texas State University HST, TT
New Membership Platform!
July 9, 2025: ASECS has a new member platform, hosted on X-CD! You’ll love the ease of logging in, renewing membership, and donating. If you are a current or recent member, you already have a profile on the page; follow the directions for “returning user”. Login here: ASECS Member Platform We appreciate your patience as we adjust to the new system. Check your spam folder if you don’t see an email from the new system this week. Contact Executive Director Benita Blessing (director@asecs.org) if you run into glitches or just have questions!
International Herder Society Biannual Conference
The International Herder Society is holding its Biannual Conference September 4-7, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. International Herder Society Biannual Conference Toronto, Canada 4–7 September, 2025 Herder´s Geography / Herders Geografie Thursday 4 September, 2025 Welcome 13:30 Welcoming remarks 14:00 John Noyes (University of Toronto): Introduction: What is Geography and Why does it Matter to Herder? 14:15 Opening Presentation: Nigel DeSouza (University of Ottawa): Environment/Milieu/Territory: Aristotle, Herder, Merleau-Ponty Section 1: Geography’s Field of Knowledge 15:00 Lousie Fischer (Leipzig University): Herder, Kant, and the significance of geography and its teaching in German-speaking… Read More »International Herder Society Biannual Conference