Welcome!
Founded in 1997, this interdisciplinary working group brings together faculty and graduate students for regular seminars and workshops to share work in eighteenth-century studies. Our members hail from many different departments at the University of Michigan and other regional institutions. ECSG activities receive funding from the Departments of English, Philosophy, History, Sociology, and History of Art, the Atlantic Studies Initiative, the Ninteenth Century Forum, the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and the Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
Upcoming events for the 2012-2013 academic year include:
Winter 2013
April 4th : A Lecture on Native American Archives with Scott Manning Stevens, Director of the D’Arcy McNickle Center, Newberry Library. Abstract: In this talk, Dr. Stevens will explore the links between archive and communities, especially as related to activism of various types, including federal recognition cases, treaty rights, sovereignty, and linguistic and cultural revival. Drawing from his research in Iroquoia (and relating this to other Great Lakes tribes) Dr. Stevens examines possibilities for archives (and academics) to forge links with indigenous community members and work in partnership with one another on a range of issues in which the archive can play a key role. This talk is co-sponsored by the American Indian Studies Interdisciplinary Group (AISIG). 4-5pm, Clements Library.
April 9th: "A Natural History of the Natural History Footnote," a dissertation workshop with Emily Howard, PhD candidate in the Department of English. 4:10pm, 3241 Angell.
ECSG is currently seeking faculty and graduate students interested in helping to plan and produce seminars, workshops, and other events for the 2012-2013 academic year. Please contact Ruth McAdams if you are interested in becoming more involved with ECSG activities, or would like to be added to the group’s mailing list. For questions or issues with this website contact Emily Howard