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The Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies

The internationally renowned centre for teaching and research in the 'long' eighteenth century

The Centre was founded in 1996 at the University of York and is based at the historic King's Manor in the heart of the city. Its staff members are drawn from the departments of Archaeology, English, History, History of Art and Philosophy. The Centre has a lively research community within which students can individually and collaboratively pursue their interests in the history, culture, politics, literature, art, and society of the period.

Going to CECS for postgraduate study was one of the best decisions of my life. The superb teaching and collegial research environment stimulated, challenged and inspired me

DH, English Lecturer

Thinking about taking an MA?

Take a look at our highly successful MA in Eighteenth Century Studies

Or maybe you are considering an MA by Research, MPhil, or PhD?

Explore our staff pages to see the enormous range of interests and expertise among our staff, or email us at cecs1@york.ac.uk to discuss your ideas.

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Events

CECS Day Conference

10th March 2012

Cultures of Collection

K/122, The King's Manor

Further details and programme 

 

CECS PG Conference

23 June 2012 K/122, The King's Manor

Desiring Fashion: The Consumption and Dissemination of Dress 1750-1850

Further details and programme to appear soon

Events Calendar

You will find a full list of all our events on our Events Calendar page.

If you would like to be notified of events by email, please contact cecs1@york.ac.uk, and we will add you to our mailing list.

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CECS Noticeboard

  • CECS MA RESULTS 2011Cecs-ma-results-2011 (PDF , 26kb)
  • Call for Papers for the September 2012 three-day conference at the King's Manor, Histories of British Art 1660-1735: Reconstruction and Transformation, which is the final conference for the Court, Country, City: British Art 1660-1735 project.
  • New sources website, The Art World in Britain, 1660-1735,  launched for Court, Country, City: British Art 1660-1735 project 

 

News, events and reviews 

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