2026 events

CECS Research Seminar with Elisabeth Gernerd, De Montfort University

CECS Research Seminar with Declan Kavanagh, University of Kent

CECS Annual Conference

Annual Copley Lecture with Ros Ballaster, Mansfield College, University of Oxford

The Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York, together with the book’s editors and contributors, cordially invite you to join them in person or online to attend a celebration of the book’s themes and relevance.

Victorian Expansions Conference 2026

CECS Research Seminar with Harrie Neal, University of York

York Georgian Society Lecture with Elizabeth Jamieson

York Georgian Society Lecture with Serena Dyer.

CECS Research Seminar with Ruth Larsen, University of Derby

Delve into the extraordinary life of Phillis Wheatley Peters, the first globally recognized African-American female poet. The film explores her remarkable resilience, quest for freedom, and her lasting legacy.

CECS research seminar with Désha Osborne, University of Edinburgh

York Georgian Society Lecture with Adam Smith.

CECS Research Seminar with Susan Carlisle, California State University, Long Beach.

York Georgian Society Lecture with Matthew Constantine.