Eighteenth Century Seminar

Eighteenth Century Seminar (ECS)

The Eighteenth Century Seminar (ECS) provides an interdisciplinary forum for scholars interested in all aspects of eighteenth-century history and culture in Europe and across continents. The seminar series is open to faculty and students from Princeton and nearby institutions. It hosts several invited speakers each year, and a one-day symposium on a particular theme. Past themes have included "1763: The First Global War and Its Consequences"; "Constitution-Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century"; "Rethinking the Age of Revolutions";  "Fighting Words: Polemical Literature in the Age of Revolutions"; and "Moving Under Pressure in an Age of War and Revolution, 1750-1830."

ECS is organized by Professors David Bell, Linda Colley, and Yair Mintzker.

View past seminars in our events archive.

Upcoming Events

Eighteenth Century Seminar | Michael Kwass, Johns Hopkins University
"'Penelope's Shroud': The French Empire, Haitian Sovereignty, and the Demi Droit Affair, 1825-1831"
Wed, Oct 25, 2023, 4:30 pm
Location
Dickinson Hall, Room 211
Speaker
Eighteenth Century Seminar | Iryna Vushko, Princeton University
“Political Prison: Policing and Imprisonment for Political Crime in Late Eighteenth Century Austrian Empire”
Wed, Nov 15, 2023, 4:30 pm
Location
Dickinson Hall, Room 211
Speaker
Eighteenth-Century Seminar | Min Tae Cha, Princeton University
“Presbyterianism and Enlightenment”
Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 4:30 pm
Location
Dickinson Hall, Room 211
Speaker
Eighteenth Century Seminar | Sophia Rosenfeld, University of Pennsylvania
"How Choice Came to Stand for Freedom"
Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 4:30 pm
Location
Dickinson Hall, Room 211
Speaker
Eighteenth Century Seminar | Henrietta Harrison, University of Oxford
"Chinese Pulse Diagnosis in Eighteenth Century Naples"
Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 4:30 pm
Location
Dickinson Hall, Room 211
Speaker