The 33rd Annual Conference of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century
Studies will take place on the 3rd-5th January 2004 at St. Hugh's College,
Oxford, UK

The conference will feature plenary addresses by Terry Castle (Stanford
University, USA) and David Fairer (University of Leeds, U.K.).

We invite proposals for individual 25 minute papers, and for full panels of
three (or, exceptionally, four papers) on any aspect of life in the long
eighteenth century, not only in Britain but throughout Europe and the wider
world. Such proposals might relate, inter alia, to architecture, art,
history, language, literature, music, political thought, politics, science,
society and teaching practice. Please submit a 200-word abstract of the
proposed paper, or a brief description of the proposed panel (including
names of speakers and summaries of papers), via the BSECS website at
http://www.bsecs.org.uk. The deadline for submission of papers and panel
proposals is 30 September 2003.

All enquiries regarding the academic programme of the conference should be
addressed to myself as the Programme Co-Ordinator  (
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and certainly before 20th October 2003 whether your proposal has been
accepted. In the case of scholars travelling from outside the U.K. we shall
endeavour to reach decisions earlier in order to facilitate travel
arrangements. The deadline for conference registration will be 15th
November
2003. To attend the conference without giving a paper, request a
registration form direct from the Venue Organiser, Dr. Chris Mounsey
([log in to unmask]). You can also download the registration form and find out
more about BSECS from our website ( http://www.bsecs.org.uk ).

Five bursaries of #100 each will be available for graduate students whose
papers have been accepted for presentation at the Conference and who are
registered for a higher degree at a U.K institution of higher education.
Applications for bursaries, including a C.V. and an indication of other
sources of financial support, should reach me by 31 October 2003.

St. Hugh's College is set in fourteen acres of self-contained grounds and
is
surrounded by lawns, borders and mature trees,

making it one of the loveliest hidden delights of Oxford. Conference
delegates can relax within easy reach of lecture and seminar rooms and
living accommodation. The College is within ten minutes walking distance of
Oxford city centre from which there is a frequent bus service.

Yours sincerely

Matthew Grenby
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