Long Eighteenth Century Cambridge
@18thcenturycam.bsky.social
University of Cambridge’s workshop for the Long Eighteenth Century | Providing opportunities for postgraduate students to present papers at the University of Cambridge's History Faculty
https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/workshop-long-eighteenth-century
https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/workshop-long-eighteenth-century
The Salon got off to a fantastic start last week when we discussed smell! This week, it’s Taste, and we’ll be meeting 12-1pm tomorrow in the Junior Parlour at Caius. We’ll discuss Robles’ chapter on ‘Squid’ in Natural Things in Early Modern Worlds + the online exhibition kitcheninthecabinet.com
The Kitchen in the Cabinet
kitcheninthecabinet.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Salon got off to a fantastic start last week when we discussed smell! This week, it’s Taste, and we’ll be meeting 12-1pm tomorrow in the Junior Parlour at Caius. We’ll discuss Robles’ chapter on ‘Squid’ in Natural Things in Early Modern Worlds + the online exhibition kitcheninthecabinet.com
Our first session of the term takes place tomorrow (Wednesday 15th) at 12 noon! Please note the updated location in the Junior Parlour, Gonville & Caius
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Our first session of the term takes place tomorrow (Wednesday 15th) at 12 noon! Please note the updated location in the Junior Parlour, Gonville & Caius
Our workshop has a new look this term: The Salon.
Discussion group meeting alternate Wednesdays 12-1pm in the Stephen Hawking Room, Trinity Hall.
Our symposium on 26 November will feature a keynote by Dr Anna Maerker (KCL). Want to speak? Email us 18thcenturycam@gmail.com.
Discussion group meeting alternate Wednesdays 12-1pm in the Stephen Hawking Room, Trinity Hall.
Our symposium on 26 November will feature a keynote by Dr Anna Maerker (KCL). Want to speak? Email us 18thcenturycam@gmail.com.
October 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our workshop has a new look this term: The Salon.
Discussion group meeting alternate Wednesdays 12-1pm in the Stephen Hawking Room, Trinity Hall.
Our symposium on 26 November will feature a keynote by Dr Anna Maerker (KCL). Want to speak? Email us 18thcenturycam@gmail.com.
Discussion group meeting alternate Wednesdays 12-1pm in the Stephen Hawking Room, Trinity Hall.
Our symposium on 26 November will feature a keynote by Dr Anna Maerker (KCL). Want to speak? Email us 18thcenturycam@gmail.com.
Emily will be speaking on "Faith and Reason: Faith in Reason? Revisiting Coleridge's Romantic Epistemology" and Joseph on "Freedom of Expression in American Constitutional Thought and Practice, c. 1770-1800." If you can't join in person, drop us a line for a teams link!
Our final workshop of term is happening this evening (Monday 16th) at 5 pm at the Junior Parlour at Gonville & Caius. We're excited to hear papers from Emily Maisonville and Joseph Opp!
June 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Emily will be speaking on "Faith and Reason: Faith in Reason? Revisiting Coleridge's Romantic Epistemology" and Joseph on "Freedom of Expression in American Constitutional Thought and Practice, c. 1770-1800." If you can't join in person, drop us a line for a teams link!
Our final workshop of term is happening this evening (Monday 16th) at 5 pm at the Junior Parlour at Gonville & Caius. We're excited to hear papers from Emily Maisonville and Joseph Opp!
June 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Our final workshop of term is happening this evening (Monday 16th) at 5 pm at the Junior Parlour at Gonville & Caius. We're excited to hear papers from Emily Maisonville and Joseph Opp!
Join us this evening for the third workshop this term, featuring our wonderful convenor @jakebransgrove.bsky.social and guest speaker Dr Beth Richards! We’ll be in the Junior Parlour, Gonville & Caius, at 5pm. Message us for a link to join online. See you there! ✨
June 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Join us this evening for the third workshop this term, featuring our wonderful convenor @jakebransgrove.bsky.social and guest speaker Dr Beth Richards! We’ll be in the Junior Parlour, Gonville & Caius, at 5pm. Message us for a link to join online. See you there! ✨
Our next event of term is taking place TODAY! (Monday 2nd June) at 5.30 pm (not 5 pm!) in the Junior Parlour at Gonville & Caius College. We'll be hearing papers from João Moreira da Silva @joaomoreiradasilva.bsky.social and Andrés Jácome. All are welcome to join!
June 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Our next event of term is taking place TODAY! (Monday 2nd June) at 5.30 pm (not 5 pm!) in the Junior Parlour at Gonville & Caius College. We'll be hearing papers from João Moreira da Silva @joaomoreiradasilva.bsky.social and Andrés Jácome. All are welcome to join!
Our Easter term card is now live! Join us on Tuesday at 5pm, in person and online, for our first two papers from Anthony Zhang and Aelfred Hillman on Restoration comedies.
May 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Our Easter term card is now live! Join us on Tuesday at 5pm, in person and online, for our first two papers from Anthony Zhang and Aelfred Hillman on Restoration comedies.
Our Easter term CfP is now open! Send us your abstracts by 28 April 🌿
April 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Our Easter term CfP is now open! Send us your abstracts by 28 April 🌿
Our final session of Lent term is on Tuesday! We will be hosting an *online only* event featuring two exciting papers from @arrannerispoli.bsky.social and Deiara Semeco Kouto. DM us for the Teams link or subscribe to our mailing list via the link in our bio.
March 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our final session of Lent term is on Tuesday! We will be hosting an *online only* event featuring two exciting papers from @arrannerispoli.bsky.social and Deiara Semeco Kouto. DM us for the Teams link or subscribe to our mailing list via the link in our bio.
We have two exciting papers coming up tomorrow from Tomas Brown (Cambridge) and Anita Hoffmann (York) @17cmedicalwomen.bsky.social
– join us at 5 pm in the Library Seminar Room at St John's! We'll listen to both papers, followed by a break for drinks and other refreshments, a Q&A, and dinner.
– join us at 5 pm in the Library Seminar Room at St John's! We'll listen to both papers, followed by a break for drinks and other refreshments, a Q&A, and dinner.
March 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We have two exciting papers coming up tomorrow from Tomas Brown (Cambridge) and Anita Hoffmann (York) @17cmedicalwomen.bsky.social
– join us at 5 pm in the Library Seminar Room at St John's! We'll listen to both papers, followed by a break for drinks and other refreshments, a Q&A, and dinner.
– join us at 5 pm in the Library Seminar Room at St John's! We'll listen to both papers, followed by a break for drinks and other refreshments, a Q&A, and dinner.
Our next session of the term is tomorrow evening at 5pm in Teaching Room 1, Old Divinity School! We’re delighted to welcome Nate Catching and Tiéphaine Thomason to speak on war and peace in France and Martinique 🕊️
Join us in person or online (message for a Teams link)
Join us in person or online (message for a Teams link)
February 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Our next session of the term is tomorrow evening at 5pm in Teaching Room 1, Old Divinity School! We’re delighted to welcome Nate Catching and Tiéphaine Thomason to speak on war and peace in France and Martinique 🕊️
Join us in person or online (message for a Teams link)
Join us in person or online (message for a Teams link)
It’s our first session of the Lent Term today! Join us at 5pm in the Library Seminar Room, St John’s College, to hear Jonathan Salamon discussing “Moments of Absorption in Bach’s Keyboard Works”, and @zarakesterton.bsky.social talking about illusion and artifice in Carmontelle’s portraiture 🎹🎨
February 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It’s our first session of the Lent Term today! Join us at 5pm in the Library Seminar Room, St John’s College, to hear Jonathan Salamon discussing “Moments of Absorption in Bach’s Keyboard Works”, and @zarakesterton.bsky.social talking about illusion and artifice in Carmontelle’s portraiture 🎹🎨
We are delighted to announce our Lent term card!
Our first session is a big Bach event on 4 February at St John’s College Library seminar room. 🎶
For more details, subscribe to our mailing list: lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscr...
Our first session is a big Bach event on 4 February at St John’s College Library seminar room. 🎶
For more details, subscribe to our mailing list: lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscr...
January 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We are delighted to announce our Lent term card!
Our first session is a big Bach event on 4 February at St John’s College Library seminar room. 🎶
For more details, subscribe to our mailing list: lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscr...
Our first session is a big Bach event on 4 February at St John’s College Library seminar room. 🎶
For more details, subscribe to our mailing list: lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscr...
⏳ Deadline extended! ⏳ You now have until this Friday 17 January to apply to speak at our workshop. All postgraduate students and ECRs welcome. Come and join our friendly 18th century community 😊
January 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
⏳ Deadline extended! ⏳ You now have until this Friday 17 January to apply to speak at our workshop. All postgraduate students and ECRs welcome. Come and join our friendly 18th century community 😊
One day left to submit your abstracts! 🕰️
The deadline for our Lent Term CfP is next week! To apply, please send a 250 word abstract and short bio to our email 18centurycam@gmail.com by 10 January. Our theme this term is ✨ Form and Function ✨
January 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
One day left to submit your abstracts! 🕰️
The deadline for our Lent Term CfP is next week! To apply, please send a 250 word abstract and short bio to our email 18centurycam@gmail.com by 10 January. Our theme this term is ✨ Form and Function ✨
January 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The deadline for our Lent Term CfP is next week! To apply, please send a 250 word abstract and short bio to our email 18centurycam@gmail.com by 10 January. Our theme this term is ✨ Form and Function ✨