The Eighteenth-Century Seminar is designed to foster research and inquiry across the scholarly disciplines in eighteenth-century studies. It aims to provide a forum for debate and discussion that engages a range of critical approaches and interests. Each year the seminar sponsors one public lecture followed by questions and discussion, and two works-in-progress sessions, featuring precirculated papers.
The seminar is sponsored by the University of Chicago, DePaul University, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, and directed by Timothy Campbell, University of Chicago; Lisa A. Freeman, University of Illinois at Chicago; John Shanahan, DePaul University; and Helen Thompson, Northwestern University.
All sessions are free and open to the public; registration in advance is required.