British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
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The British Society for Eighteenth-century Studies (BSECS) is an interdisciplinary scholarly society based in the United Kingdom
which promotes the study of all aspects of 18th-century cultural history. Its members are both academics and members of the public from all over the world with a diverse range of interests in the history
, art history
, architecture
, literature
and culture
of the 18th century.
The society organizes an annual conference, held at St Hugh's College, Oxford
each January and publishes the quarterly Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies. It also offers a range of fellowships and bursaries to support research into 18th-century history and culture.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
which promotes the study of all aspects of 18th-century cultural history. Its members are both academics and members of the public from all over the world with a diverse range of interests in the history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
, architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
of the 18th century.
The society organizes an annual conference, held at St Hugh's College, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
each January and publishes the quarterly Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies. It also offers a range of fellowships and bursaries to support research into 18th-century history and culture.