The Bloomington Center for Eighteenth-Century Studies will be hosting a Spring Workshop (the twenty-fourth!), on the campus of Indiana University. It will take place on May 21-23, 2026. This year’s topic is “1776 in the World” (see the linked PDF). The deadline for application is January 30, 2026. https://voltaire.indiana.edu/workshop.html https://voltaire.indiana.edu/workshop-cfp-1776.pdf
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 sessions are accepting submissions on the Table of Contents on the List of Sessions 2026– Chairs are currently reviewing submissions; thank you for your patience while they complete that work.– Chairs received an email from me earlier today – let me… Read More »ASECS Updates: extended CfP deadline, nominations for Board
ASECS Member Miriam Wallace was featured in the August “Member Spotlight” in News from the MLA. Read more here: Miriam Wallace MLA
The ASECS Board of Directors voted to sign the “ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums”.
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
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
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.
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
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!
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
