The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) is pleased to announce our Call For Papers for the 57th Annual Meeting, to be held April 1 – 3, 2027 in Portland, Oregon.
The Society, established in 1969, is the foremost learned society in the United States for the study of all aspects of the long eighteenth century, the period from the later seventeenth through the early nineteenth century.
Round 4 of submissions is now open!
Thank you to everyone who submitted one or more papers for Round 3 of the Call for Papers. By now, you should have heard from the chair(s) of the session(s) to which you submitted on whether you were or were not accepted to the session. If you were selected, you should have confirmed whether you will be moving forward or withdrawing your submission(s) to participate in another session if you submitted to a second session.
ASECS is committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming conference environment in which all members participate fully in the exchange of knowledge and ideas. The society welcomes scholars pursuing all aspects of eighteenth-century studies and in all careers and career stages: in graduate studies; in tenured, tenure track, or non-tenure track academic positions; in part-time or temporary positions in the academy; and colleagues in contexts beyond the academy including libraries, museums, publishing, and teaching, as well as independent scholars.
In their 57th edition, ASECS is co-hosting its Annual Meeting along with the Western Society of Eighteenth American Studies, and collaborating with the Society for French Historical Studies.
The Annual Meeting has 4 rounds: 1) submissions for guaranteed sessions for affiliates and caucuses; 2) submissions for session proposals by chairs; round 3) open call for paper abstracts to proposed sessions; and round 4) open call for paper abstracts.
Submissions:
Round 1, May 22, 2026 – June 22, 2026: Call for guaranteed sessions (panels, roundtables, poster sessions, and special sessions) submitted by caucuses and affiliate society chairs. Submissions must have session title, session description, email, chair/co-chair. Submissions for these sessions must be from caucuses or affiliate members in good standing. Caucuses can have up to two sessions, affiliates can have one.
Round 2, June 22-July 18, 2026: Open call for session proposals by chairs (panels, roundtables, project sessions, special sessions). Submission must have session title, session description, email, and chair/co-chairs. Kindly review the list of previously submitted sessions from Round 1 of the Call For Papers prior to submitting your proposal for Round 2.
Round 3, August 7 -September 25, 2026: Open call for individual paper abstracts to proposed chairs’ sessions. Submissions must have presenter’s name, paper title, email, and paper abstract.
- Round 4, October 14-Nov. 1, 2026: Open call for individual paper abstracts. Submissions must have presenter name, paper title, and paper abstract
Individual paper abstracts that were not selected in Round 3 can become part of Round 4 or ASECS created sessions, that are organized by the Program Committee.
Please direct any questions to ASECS Meeting Planner, Devon Binder, at programs@asecs.org.
Program Committee:
Monica Hahn
David Diamond
Soren Hammerschmidt
Sal Nicolazzo
Marisol Barbón
Leigh Mercer
Accesibility Advisor: Jared Richman