WELCOME TO ISECS

The International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, founded with the initiative of Theodore Besterman, promotes the growth, development and coordination of studies and research relating to the eighteenth century in all aspects of its cultural heritage (historical, philosophical, ideological, religious, linguistic, literary, scientific, artistic, juridical) in all countries, without exception; the Society is non-profit and non-political.

ISECS PRESIDENCY

Professor Marc André Bernier (Canada) was elected president of ISECS in 2011.

EVENTS

ISECS INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

International congresses take place every 4 years attracting between 600 and 1,200 participants.

The next congress will be held in Rotterdam in 2015.

NEWS AND UPDATES

Friday, May 10, 2013

Forthcoming conferences
• Quarrel Scenes - 16^th-18^th centuries: Conference - Festival (Université Paris-Diderot, June 5-7 2014; deadline: June 30 2013; Call for papers)

Calls for articles
• Journal of Early Modern Studies, vol.4: Service and Servants in Early Modern Culture, 1500-1750

Publishers - Promotional offers
• SVEC Special offer for ISECS members: gender and sexuality in the eighteenth century

Recent updates

Forthcoming conferences
• Tricentenaire Soufflot (Bourgogne and Paris, October 9-11, 18-19 2013; deadline: May 18 2013; Website)
• Enfanter : discours, pratiques et représentations de l'accouchement dans la France d'Ancien Régime (Paris, January 31-February 1^st 2014; deadline: July 15 2013; Website)
• Rousseau et Diderot : traduire, interpréter, connaître (Université de Varsovie, December 2-4 2013; deadline: July 31 2013)

Cultural activities
• Dessins espagnols du British Museum - De la Renaissance à Goya; Madame Elisabeth, une princesse au destin tragique (1764-1794); Cultures populaires et Révolution française XX^e, et XXI^e siècles