Lost and Found in the Long Eighteenth Century
The South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies and the James Smith Noel Collection invite you to present papers and organize conference panels on being lost and found in the long eighteenth century.  Whether one is lost at sea or lost in thought, finding one’s bearings can bring about new insights and inspirations.  Discovering the answers to the mysteries of existence has led to whole new understandings of the world around and within us -- and whole new speculations about the unseen and unknown.  We look forward to hearing your guiding perspectives.
Please submit ideas for panels by October 1, 2024.  Notification of accepted panels will be November 1, 2024.  Paper proposals will be accepted until December 1, 2024.
The conference will be held February 6-8, 2025 at the Hilton Shreveport Convention Center Hotel, 104 Market Street, Shreveport, LA.  Registration will be $149.
Please note that there will be a tour of the James Smith Noel Collection at Louisiana State University in Shreveport, which is a private collection that contains over 3,000 items produced before 1850.  Conference attendees are encouraged to make use of the collection while they are here, perhaps by spending a day or two before or after the conference.  We look forward to seeing you.