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Still time to submit an academic or creative abstract to the Canadian Society for 18thc Studies! @csecsscedhs.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @asecsoffice.bsky.social @isecs-sieds.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who attended - and congratulations to the presenters and organizers for a great kick-off to a new series!

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CfP for Guaranteed Sessions (Caucuses and Affiliates) open Monday 5/19!

Fri, May 16, noon-1pm EDT: New webinar series, highlighting the importance of the 18th century today!
“Citizenship, Political Dissent, and Presidential Power in the Early Republic.”
Registration required: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The News Circular is here! Info on upcoming events, advocacy updates, CfP for @asecsoffice.bsky.social 2026 in PHL! asecs.org/publications...

Image of an 18thc woman in blue shading with a tall hat, reading a book. CSECS 2025, University of Regina, deadline May 31, email CSECS2025@uregina.ca, keynotes: Jason Farr, Kai Minosh Pyle, Ersy Contogouris

Extended deadline: still time to send your proposals to the Canadian Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Conference 2025! You have until May 31st —open topic proposals are welcome! #eighteenthcentury

@csecsscedhs.bsky.social @asecsoffice.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @isecs-sieds.bsky.social

Crystal B. Lake

🎉 Congratulations to @asecsoffice.bsky.social member Crystal B. Lake for receiving a prestigious @acls1919.bsky.social Project Development Award for "Reading/Making: Handcrafting Literature in the Long Eighteenth Century"! www.acls.org/fellow-grant...

ACLS, AHA, and MLA File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities Lawsuit aims to reinstate NEH grant programs, divisions, and staff.

Helpful FAQs about the lawsuit can be found at the bottom of the ACLS page: www.acls.org/news/acls-ah...

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, AND MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION FILE LAWSUIT ALLEGING ILLEGAL DISMANTLING OF NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES /PRNewswire/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Association (AHA), and the Modern Language Association (MLA) filed a...

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American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities - AHA Lawsuit aims to reinstate NEH grant programs, divisions, and staff. For Immediate Release / May 1, 2025 (New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Assoc...

The AHA, along with the ACLS and the MLA, have filed a lawsuit to restore the programming and institutional integrity that have been stripped away from the NEH. Announcement and PDF of filing in district court are here: www.historians.org/news/america...

@asecsoffice.bsky.social members will find this announcement of the joint ACLS/AHA/MLA lawsuit regarding NEH cuts of interest.

ASECS is a member of all 3 associations. Thank you @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org , and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.

Of interest to @asecsoffice.bsky.social members:
ASECS co-signs NHA statement on Threats to the NEH
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@humanitiesall.bsky.social @nehgov.bsky.social

Attending the @asecsoffice.bsky.social 2025 Virtual Annual Meeting? Curious about how the virtual platform works? It's easy! asecs.org/video-record...

If just 20 more people will vote in the @asecsoffice.bsky.social elections, we'll reach 50% voter turnout. Check your inbox and vote by Friday Feb. 28! 🎉

@isecs-sieds.bsky.social has joined Bluesky! Make sure to follow them for all things ISECS! oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/portail/gscw...

It's Monday morning and we're at 37% voter turnout for the 2025-2026 @asecsoffice.bsky.social Executive Board elections. Check your inbox for your ballot and vote today! Can we make it to 40%? 🎉
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🎉 Wow! It's Tuesday afternoon and we hit 30% voter turnout for the @asecsoffice.bsky.social 2025-2026 Executive Board Elections. Check your inbox for the ballot and vote! asecs.org/about/electi...

We hit 22% voter turnout Monday morning 2/17 - check your inbox and vote in the 2025-2026 @asecsoffice.bsky.social Executive Board Elections! asecs.org/about/electi...

Thank you for voting!

It's Saturday morning and we're at 19% voter turnout for the @asecsoffice.bsky.social Executive Board elections! asecs.org/about/electi...

We're at 16% voter turnout, @asecsoffice.bsky.social members! Keep those votes for Election Board members coming!

Voting is open for @asecsoffice.bsky.social 2025-2026 Executive Board elections! Current members have received an email ballot via Election Runner. It's super easy to vote! Check out our progress on voter turn-out here! Just hit the 10% mark at noon ET!
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We're 30% towards our goal for the @asecsoffice.bsky.social Grad Student Conference Fund Challenge! The Executive Board will match all donations made by Mon Feb. 3, up to $1,000! $10 or $100 - it all makes a difference.
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Previously named the "Traveling Jam Pot," the Graduate Student Conference Fund helps support grad student +recent PhD participation at the Annual Meeting. Registration - even for this year's virtual meeting - can be an obstacle to presenting an accepted paper. Donate now! asecs.org/graduate-stu...

Sneak peek at the Executive Board Grad Student Conference Fund Challenge! asecs.org/graduate-stu...

Sneak preview of the @asecsoffice.bsky.social Executive Board Graduate Student Conference Funding challenge.....
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The @asecsoffice.bsky.social December News Circular is here! Info on Elections, Annual Meeting, and lots of great features - perfect reading for a winter's evening!
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Background: Red ASECS' Giving Tuesday Banner overlaid with diagonal text "We did it! Thank you for your support!"

Thank you for your generous support on #GivingTuesday and everyday!

Chart with bar graphs for ASECS Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. As of 9pm, the Sustainability Fund had received 14 donations, the Traveling Jam Pot 2, the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Fund 2, and the Theatre and Performance Studies Fund 1. We're calling it quits for the evening, but will be back in the morning to add in the late-comers!

What's that you say? Your #GivingTuesday runs through Wednesday? No problem - we've got you covered. asecs.org/giving-tuesd...

We are at over 75% of our goal for @asecsoffice.bsky.social Giving Tuesday 2024! Every donation matters - $1.80, $18, $180, and $1,800. asecs.org/giving-tuesd...