Eighteenth-Century Resources -- Professional Resources

Professional Resources: Conferences, Calls for Papers, &c.

• General Resources:
  • Calls for Papers on 18th-c. topics (Penn; part of a larger archive of Calls for Papers).
  • Internet Mailing Lists on the eighteenth century, including:
    • C18-L, the most important discussion group for dix-huitiemistes.
    • C18-studies list, aimed primarily at British audiences (see its archives).
    • NASSR-L Archives (Gopher)
  • Syllabi and Course Materials for literature courses, including a section on the eighteenth century.
  • Guide to Bibliographical Tools for 18th-c. Studies (James E. May, Penn State) -- A very helpful bibliography of bibliographies, listing printed sources from the '90s that cover 18th-c. topics. Admirably extensive.
  • A list of Eighteenth-Century Faculty at Oxford University.
• Societies:
  • C18 -- Fledgling master index to 18th-c. resources, sponsored by ISECS.
  • C18-L -- Kevin Berland's site accompanies the C18 list he runs; a fine collection of resources, especially valuable for the Selected Readings.
  • The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) -- Useful especially for information on the annual meeting.
  • Regional ASECS affiliates:
    • EC/ASECS
    • Mid-Western ASECS
    • SEASECS
    • Western Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
  • Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (Société canadienne d'étude du dix-huitième siècle).
  • NASSR (Waterloo) -- The most important professional society for Romantic studies.
  • Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies (William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA)
  • Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies (University of York, UK) -- Information on the Centre and its activities.
  • The Warburg Institute
  • Werkgroep 18e eeuw -- Working Group 18th Century, Netherlands; in Dutch and English.
  • Aphra Behn Society (Emory) -- "The Aphra Behn Society is dedicated to encouraging and advancing research that focuses on issues of gender and/or women's role in the arts of early modern culture, circa 1660-1800." Information on the Society.
• Journals:
  • Lists of Journals:
    • Journals Devoted to the Eighteenth Century (c18).
    • History Journals Guide: Eighteenth Century.
  • Individual Journals:
    • The Age of Johnson: A Scholarly Annual
    • Restoration: Studies in English Literary Culture, 1660-1700 (journal)
    • Johns Hopkins Press makes the tables of contents of several recent issues of Eighteenth-Century Life and Eighteenth-Century Studies available.