News & Updates
View in Suffolk, Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1755 Oil on Canvas, 37 3/4 x 49 3/8 in, Saint Louis Art Museum
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ASECS Updates: extended CfP deadline, nominations for Board
This email went to current and last year’s members on Sept. 25, 2025. Dear ASECS Members and Friends, Please read these brief updates on two matters: the Annual Meeting, and nominations for the Board of Directors. 1. Annual Meeting:– The deadline for a number of sessions has been extended through Oct. 3, 2025, midnight PT. You can see which…
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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
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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…
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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…
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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
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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”.
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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 […]
Helpful Resources
Conference Planning
- Lau, Travis and Jason Farr, “Towards a More Accessible Conference Presentation,”MLA Profession, n.d. [ca. 2019].
- Florvil, Tiffany, Alicia E. Ellis, Damani Partridge, Eli Rubin, and Chunjie Zhang. “Why Are We Having Different Experiences? Reflections of the GSA Committee on Institutional Transformation and Social Justice.” German Studies Review 46, no. 1 (2023): 117-122. doi:10.1353/gsr.2023.0006.
- White, Willow, Shelby Johnson, and Katarina O’Briain, “Indigenous Language Guidelines and Resources,” 2024.
Publishing
- AUPresses Subject Area Grid is a free, downloadable spreadsheet that can be sorted by subject or publisher. Prospective authors, researchers, librarians, bibliographers, and publishers have found this to be a valuable reference for discovering publishers that have either an active program acquiring new work in a subject or in-print backlist still available.
- Babyak, Tekla. “Steps Journals Can Take to Support Authors Living with Disabilities,” Interview, Scholastica, n.d. [2023].
Humanities Resources and Advocacy Toolkits
- American Council of Learned Societies. “We are Humanistic.” n.d.
- American Historical Association. “Why Study History? Department Advocacy Toolkit.” n.d.
- American Philosophy Association. “Advocacy Toolkit.” 2019.
- College Art Association. “Guidelines for Addressing Proposed Substantive Changes to an art, Art History or Design Unit or Program at Colleges and Universities.” 2018.
- Modern Language Association. “Toolkit on Academic Freedom.” 2020.
- National Humanities Alliance. “Between Two Bookshelves: How to Advocate for Humanities Departments to Senior Administrators.”
- National Humanities Alliance. “Documenting the Impact of the Humanities Toolkit.” n.d.
- Muir, Scott. “Expanding Access to Undergraduate Education: Models and Strategies.” National Humanities Alliance, 2024.
- National Humanities Alliance. “Study the Humanities Toolkit.” n.d.
- National Humanities Alliance: “Tip Sheet: Working with Communications Officers.“ n.d.