ECSSS is delighted to host a one day online event on Race and Enlightenment.
On 20 July 2021 (3 PM UK time) ECSSS will cosponsor a one-day online event on “Race and Enlightenment,” followed by the ECSSS annual membership meeting and a program of new research. Hold the date for this purpose!
The “Race and Enlightenment” event, cosponsored by the Institute for the Study of Scottish Philosophy and the University of Liverpool’s Eighteenth-Century Worlds Research Centre, and hosted by Mark Towsey, will feature a pre-recorded lecture by
Gordon Graham (Henry Luce III Professor of Philosophy and Arts Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary) titled “How to Think about Enlightenment and Racism,” which will be accessible in advance.
On the day of the event, a 90-minute Zoom session will begin with Q&A on Gordon Graham’s lecture, followed by a roundtable on “Race and the Scottish Enlightenment” with Stephen Mullen (University of Glasgow), Silvia Sebastiani (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales), and Felix Waldmann (University of Cambridge), moderated by John Cairns (University of Edinburgh). Then James Foster, the director of ISSP, will present Gordon Graham with the ECSSS Lifetime Achievement Award.
After a short break, the ECSSS AGM will be chaired by ECSSS President Craig Smith, beginning at 5 PM UK time. At this meeting the Board will present a proposal for reinvigorating and expanding the society’s book series as an alternative to establishing a new journal. We hope a large number of members will be in attendance.
Following the AGM, Mark Towsey will moderate a program of new research on Eighteenth-century Scotland by post-graduates and early career researchers, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM UK time.
Access to the pre-recorded lecture and online events will be by Eventbrite Registration. Further details can be found at Race and Enlightenment.