Welcome to the new NECBS Website
Welcome to the new website of the NECBS. Due to some complications with our previous web host, we have migrated our site to Wix.com. This happened somewhat quicker than anticipated so we are in the process of rebuilding the site on our new platform. Please be patient with us while we restore all the information on our previous site.
In the meantime, you can find important details about our upcoming conference in Hartford, CT on Sept 27-29, 2024 below, including links on how to register for the conference, reserve a hotel room, and other details about staying in Hartford. You can also find a draft of the conference program (as of 9/9/2024).
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The Northeast Conference on British Studies
Membership in the NECBS is open to everyone with a professional and/or personal interest in any aspect of British Studies. Most members of this conference live or work in the northeastern region of the United States and Canada, but its membership is not limited to this geographical area and we welcome members from all over the world. We especially welcome graduate student members, for whom we offer some financial aid to attend our annual meeting.
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The NECBS is a regional affiliate of the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS). The NACBS is a scholarly society that sponsors the Journal of British Studies and is affiliated with the American Historical Association. Information on the NECBS and NACBS are regularly updated on H-Albion, an H-Net discussion group.
NECBS Annual Meeting (2024)
Our annual meeting in 2024 will take place at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut from September 27th to 29th. Our host and local coordinator will be our new President, Prof. Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre. The conference will feature Prof. Elizabeth Elbourne (McGill University) as a keynote speaker, as well as a plenary roundtable on the future of British Studies featuring Profs. Asheesh Kapur Siddique (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Brendan Kane (University of Connecticut), and Lucy Curzon (University of Alabama). You can find the latest draft of the conference program, instructions on how to register for the conference, and hotel and travel information at this link (updated 9/9/24).
NECBS Annual Meeting (2023)
Our annual meeting in 2023 was hosted in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 13th and 14th. Our regional host was Prof. Krista Kesselring of Dalhousie University, in partnership with a number of other universities in Halifax. The annual meeting featured two keynote addresses. The first keynote was given by Prof. Dana Rabin of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was titled “The Jewish Atlantic: Colonization, Circulation, and ‘Emancipation’ in the British Empire, 1650-1830.” The second keynote was given by Prof. Daniel Woolf of Queen’s University, and was titled “Experiences of Defeat: Loss, Exile, and Dissent as Themes in British Historiography.”
NECBS Council Members
President: Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre, Trinity College jreganle@trincoll.edu
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Vice-President: Mary Conley, College of the Holy Cross mconley@holycross.edu
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Treasurer: Michael Ortiz, University of Rhode Island michael.ortiz@uri.edu
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Secretary: Anna Suranyi, Endicott College asuranyi@endicott.edu
Communications: Craig Gallagher, Colby-Sawyer College craig.gallagher@colby-sawyer.edu
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Past President: Brian Lewis, McGill University brian.lewis@mcgill.ca