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From ASECS:

2027 American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Conference

Portland, Oregon, 1–3 April 2027

Sessions Proposals due by 18 July 2026

Paper Proposals will be due by 18 September 2026

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) is pleased to announce our Call For Papers for the 57th Annual Meeting,  to be held 1–3 April 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. 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.

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.

The Annual Meeting has four rounds for submissions:

Round 1 | 22 May — 22 June 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 | 22 June — 18 July 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.
Important: Before submitting, please review the guaranteed caucus and affiliate sessions that were submitted in Round 1 to avoid duplication.

Round 3 | 31 July — 18 September 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 | 10–18 October 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