The 50th Annual Meeting of SEASECS

February 29 – March 2, 2024

Furman University

Greenville, SC

SEASECS will hold its annual meeting on the campus of Furman University in Greenville, SC, with hotel accommodations at the Hampton Inn in Traveler's Rest. 

A second block of rooms has been reserved at the Best Western in Travelers Rest, SC located at 110 Hawking Rd., Travelers Rest, SC 29690. Reservation / hotel number: (864)834-7040. Each participant should call and make the reservation themselves. Remember to reference the room block, which is entitled, "Furman SEASECS". The rates are $129.99 before taxes and fees. N.B. no changes can be made to your reservations after January 28, 2024.

If you prefer a higher end experience or want to be closer to downtown Greenville, you are encouraged to use the normal travel websites for your booking needs.

REGISTRATION is now live!

The conference PROGRAM is now available!

The theme for the meeting is “Ties that Bind: Reflections on the Past and Future of Eighteenth-Century Studies.” Plenary speakers will be Carolyn Day, Associate Professor of History at Furman University and author of Consumptive Chic: A History of Beauty, Fashion and Disease (2017) and LeAnne Howe, Eidson Distinguished Professor at the University of Georgia and member of the Choctaw Nation.

Special events include:

  • “Seeking Abraham Tour” of Furman Campus, exploring Furman’s historical connection to slavery.

  • Special Collections (African-American lives and biography from the 18th century to the present; a large collection of courtesy books, conduct manuals, and etiquette books, both British and American, from late 18th century to the present; French fairy tales from the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly the works of Madame d'Aulnoy; works of Voltaire and his circle)

  • An organized ride on the Swamp Rabbit Trail.

  • French Revolution micro-game. Reacting to the Past (RTTP) is a role-playing pedagogy used at over 500 colleges and universities, in numerous disciplines, including eighteenth-century studies. Instructors using RTTP report enhanced student engagement and an enlivened classroom. To get a taste of this pedagogy, come and play a session of Rousseau, Burke and Revolution in France, 1791 (Jennifer Popiel, Gary Kates and Mark Carnes, Norton 2015). No preparation required.

  • Silent Auction to benefit Graduate Student Travel Stipends for the 2025 annual meeting.