Call for applications | Research Assistant (Glendon)

December 19 2024

Glendon College in Toronto is looking for a research assistant from January 2025 to September 2025 to work on the York University Research Chair on Franco-Aboriginal Relations in the Americas.

CSECS YouTube Channel Update

December 12 2024

The Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies set up a YouTube channel in 2022. In the wake of our new Online Speaker Series, we plan to add videos to this channel on a regular basis, to present research from our members, as well as discussions and debates that may be of interest for researchers and the public at large.

Honoring Peter Sabor: CSECS and the Burney Society Launch a New Fellowship to Support Eighteenth-Century Scholarship

December 03 2024

This biennal fellowship will support researchers undertaking editing projects focused on the eighteenth century.

Sansom Ideas Graduate Studies Scholarship

November 11 2024

The Robert and Moira Sansom Ideas Foundation was established in 2013 with the intention to create a Graduate Student Scholarship for Studies in the History of Ideas, granting $10,000 each year in support of the work of the recipient. The scholarship is open to graduate students, who are or will be studying at a university in Canada, whose work relates to the History of Ideas.

Mark-Madoff and Isobel Grundy prize recipients

October 18 2024

It is our great pleasure to annouce the winners of the awards for the best essays from issue 42 of our journal Lumen.

CSECS launches new Online Speakers Series

October 03 2024

The Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is pleased to launch a new Online Speakers Series. This series aims to provide an opportunity to connect with the scholarly community working on the eighteenth century and extend our scholarly conversations beyond our traditional in-person conference.

Have your say. Complete our survey on diversity, equity and inclusion at CSECS

August 27 2024

The SCEDHS is pleased to announce the launch of its very first survey on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This survey is open to all current or former members of the CSECS.

Announcement of the new Graduate School "Politics of Enlightenment"

August 23 2024

Nine positions for graduate and post-graduate students have recently been advertised for the establishment of the DFG Research Training Group "Politics of the Enlightenment" at the Interdisciplinary Center for European Enlightenment Studies (IZEA) at the University of Halle.

Benoît Melançon named Professor Emeritus

August 23 2024

Professor Benoît Melançon, longtime member of CSECS, was recently awarded an honorary distinction from his institution.