MEMBERSHIP
An Island in the Lagoon with a Gateway and a Church (excerpt). Canaletto, Italian, 1743-44. Oil on Canvas.
20 1/8 x 27 in. (51.1 x 68.6 cm) framed: 27 3/4 x 34 7/8 in. (70.5 x 88.6 cm). Saint Louis Art Museum
Membership Benefits
Publications
All members of ASECS receive a one-year subscription to the society’s quarterly journal Eighteenth-Century Studies; may purchase the annual journal Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture (SECC) at a discount. Members also receive the News Circular, published three times a year.
ISECS
ASECS is a member of the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ISECS). Members of ASECS are therefore eligible to participate in the quadrennial ISECS Congress, to apply to the ISECS Seminars for Early Career Scholars, and to vote in ISECS elections. Visit the ISECS website for more information.
Annual Meeting
Members are eligible to propose panels and appear on the program of the Annual Meeting; members also receive the member registration rate for the conference.
Access to The Literary Encyclopedia
Members of ASECS are entitled to free access to the volumes of The Literary Encyclopedia that cover English, French, German and Italian literature in the period 1680-1820, notably Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789, edited by Pat Rogers, Nick Seager, Daniel Cook and Paul Baines.
Fellowships and Awards
Members are eligible to apply for ASECS awards, travel grants, and library fellowships.
Access to Gale-Cengage’s Eighteenth-Century Collections Online (ECCO) 1 & 2
As of July 2021, all members based in North America and neighboring areas (U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean) also receive access to Gale-Cengage’s Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) 1 & 2. Click HERE to access ECCO using your ASECS login credentials. Please consider a donation to support the purchase of perpetual access to ECCO for North American ASECS members.
Membership Rates
Membership runs from July 1-June 30.
When filling out your membership form, please use the email address at which you wish to be contacted by ASECS. If you use multiple addresses, the address in our database is the default through which we will reach you with official business.
| ASECS Membership Rates | |
| The following categories are based on income | |
| < $40,000: | $50 |
| $40,000-$59,999: | $65 |
| $60,000-$79,999: | $100 |
| $80,000-$99,999: | $125 |
| $100,000-$149,999: | $175 |
| $150,000-$174,999: | $200 |
| $175,000+: | $250 |
| OTHER CATEGORIES | |
| Student: | $45 |
| Emeriti: | $75 |
| Joint Membership: For members of the same household; primary member must join before joint member | +$50 |
| Sponsor Membership: Includes SECC, listing in ECS & SECC, and a $100 donation. | $300 |
| Institutional Membership: | $250 |
| Lifetime Member: | $3,500 |
| Lifetime Sponsor Member: Includes SECC, listing in ECS and SECC, and $4,000 donation | $7,000 |
| Member’s Subscription to SECC: | +$50 |
