Enfilade

Editor’s Note

Whether you’re here for the twenty-fifth time or the first, thanks ever so much. After only a month, Enfilade has had just over a thousand visitors! Thanks especially to those of you who have sent in ideas. I’m more convinced than ever of the need for this kind of information entrepôt. In addition to serving the immediate function of communicating HECAA news, the site also aims to promote the field of eighteenth-century art history more generally. It is an extraordinary period for the visual arts, and we all probably could do a better job of making that case, both to academic colleagues and the broader public. If you’re not a HECAA member, you are by all means most welcome here. At the same time, we hope you’ll consider joining; at $20 it’s a bargain even during a recession (and just $5 for students).

In the coming weeks, you’ll hear directly from a widening range of voices – starting on Monday with an ‘On Site’ piece from Michael Yonan. So please continue to pass along notices regarding exhibitions, CFPs, and new books. But also consider submitting content of your own – reflections on particular aspects of the field, a response to a recent museum visit, a review of two or three articles linked by a common theme, or perhaps a favorite teaching assignment. I know all too well the tinge of panic that sets in at August: where has the summer gone, and how can I still have this much to do? But articles for Enfilade need not be long (300-600 words), and in contrast to most forms of academic publishing, you’ll have readers taking notice within a matter of days.

Thanks again for such a strong launch!
Craig Hanson