The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for their 57th Annual Meeting, to be held April 1-3, 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.
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.
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.
The Annual Meeting has 4 rounds: 1) submissions for guaranteed sessions for affiliates and caucuses; 2) submissions for session proposals by chairs; round 3) open call for paper abstracts to proposed sessions; and round 4) open call for paper abstracts.
The first round is now open. Complete your submission here.
Submissions:
- Round 1, May 22, 2026 – June 18, 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, June 22-July 18, 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.
- Round 3, July 31-September 18, 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, October 10-October 18, 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.
All deadlines fall on the 18th of each month to facilitate submissions.
Please direct any questions to ASECS Meeting Planner, Devon Binder, at asecsmeetingplanner@gmail.com, or the ASECS Staff Team at asecsoffice@asecs.org.
Join us in Portland!
And remember the 18th!
