The official publication of the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS), the Journal of British Studies, has positioned itself as the critical resource for scholars of British culture from the Middle Ages through the present. Drawing on both established and emerging approaches, JBS presents scholarly articles and books reviews from renowned international authors who share their ideas on British society, politics, law, economics, and the arts. In 2005 (Vol. 44), the journal merged with the NACBS publication Albion, creating one journal for NACBS membership.
Affiliates
Founded in 1950, the NACBS was known in its early years simply as the Conference on British Studies (CBS). The conference became affiliated with the American Historical Association (AHA) in 1952, and was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York in 1965. It adopted its current name in 1980. The NACBS has six regional affiliates. These include the Middle Atlantic (MACBS), Midwest (MWCBS), North East (NECBS), Pacific Coast (PCCBS), Southern (SCBS), Western (WCBS). After a very successful joint meeting at Portland with the NACBS in 2003, Northwest Conference on British Studies (NWCBS) voted to disband this regional, with NWCBS members to be affiliated with either the Pacific Coast CBS or the Western CBS. But NWCBS continues to exist, virtually, with an unmoderated NWCBS listserv (to which all in the region are invited to subscribe).
The NACBS also has a close and formal relationship with H-Albion, the H-Net Discussion Network for British and Irish History. H-Albion acts as a principal outlet for e-mail dissemination of NACBS information such as call for papers for conferences and conference programs. Information regarding subscriptions to the H-Albion discussion network is available on the H-Albion website.
Additionally, the NACBS has a formal relationship with the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) at the University of London. Founded in 1921 by A. F. Pollard, the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is an important resource and meeting place for researchers from all over the world. Free, individual memberships to the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, is available current members of the NACBS on a first-come, first-served basis. Preference will be given to dissertation writers and junior faculty members. Contact Andy August, NACBS Executive Secretary for details.
The NACBS encourages its members to join the American Friends of the IHR. The American Friends of the IHR (AFIHR) was founded to help the Institute by providing funds for particular projects. The AFIHR Officers and Board of Directors serve voluntarily. Contributions made through the American Friends are U.S. tax-deductible. In addition, donors to the AFIHR residing in North America (above the level noted) are entitled to:
- full access to Institute facilities in London
- discount (10%) on all IHR publications
- discounts on conference and registration fees
- email notification of major Institute events and news - interested Friends should send their email addresses to the IHR Development Office
- receive the Newsletter prepared by the Institute for its Friends all over the world
- invitation to the annual Friends' AGM, Lecture and Party (usually in the Spring term at the IHR)
Conferences and Organizations of Related Interest
- American Anthropological Association, annual conference.
- American Comparative Literature Association, annual conference.
- American Conference for Irish Studies, annual conference.
- American Conference on Romanticism, annual conference.
- American Historical Association, annual conference.
- American Political Science Association, annual conference.
- American Society of Church History, annual conference.
- American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies(ASECS), annual conference.
- Midwest American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (MWASECS), annual conference.
- Northeast American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (NASECS), annual conference.
- American Society for Environmental History, conferences.
- American Sociological Association, annual conference.
- Anglo-American History Conference, Institute of Historical Research, annual, UK.
- Association for Asian Studies, annual conference.
- Association of Art Historians, conferences, UK.
- Association of American Geographers, annual conference.
- Association internationale des études québécoises.
- Australasian Victorian Studies Association Conference.
- Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, conferences.
- British Politics Group, American Political Science Association group, conferences.
- British Scholar, History Dept., University of Texas, graduates, annual conference.
- British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, annual conference, UK.
- British Society for the History of Science, annual conference, UK.
- British Society of Sports History, annual conference, UK.
- British Sociological Association, annual conference, UK.
- Canadian Association for Irish Studies, conferences.
- Canadian Historical Association, annual conference.
- Canadian Political Science Association, annual conference.
- Center for British Studies, University of California, Berkeley, conferences.
- Center for Eighteenth-Century Studies, workshops.
- Centre for Contemporary British History, UK, workshops, conferences.
- College Art Association, annual conference.
- Committee on Lesbian and Gay History, conference sessions.
- Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, Europe 1750-1850, annual conference, US.
- Coordinating Council for Women in History, conference sessions.
- Council for European Studies, conferences.
- Dugdale Society, conference, UK.
- Economic History Association, annual conference, US.
- Economic History Society, annual conference, UK.
- Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society, meetings, worldwide.
- English Association, conferences, UK.
- English Heritage, UK.
- Folger Institute Annual Program.
- Forest History Society, annual conferences.
- Forum on European Expansion and Global Interaction, conferences.
- Group for the Study of Working Class Life, conferences.
- Haskins Society for Viking, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and early Angevin history, conferences.
- Historians Film Committee, conference sessions.
- Historical Association, conferences, UK.
- History of Science Society, annual conference.
- Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanic Gardens, conferences and events.
- Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies Conference, thematic conferences.
- International Association for the History of Religion, conferences.
- International Society for First World War Studies, international.
- International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions.
- International Congress on Medieval Studies, annual conference.
- Institute of Historical Research, UK, seminars and more. Also: American Friends of the IHR.
- Margaret Cavendish Society, biennial conferences.
- Medieval Academy of America, annual conference.
- Modern Languages Association, annual conference.
- National Coalition of Independent Scholars, conferences.
- National Council for History Education, annual conference.
- National Trust, UK.
- New England Historical Association, biannual conferences.
- Nineteenth Century Studies Association, annual conference.
- North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History (NAASWCH), conferences.
- North American British Music Studies Association, biennial conference.
- North American Society for Oceanic History, conferences.
- North American Society for Sports History, annual conference.
- North American Victorian Studies Association, annual conference.
- Midwest Victorian Studies Association, annual conference.
- Northeast Victorian Studies Association, annual conference.
- Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, occasional conferences and colloquia, US.
- Oral History Association, annual conference, US.
- Political Studies Association, annual conference, UK.
- Records of Early English Drama, conferences.
- Research Society for Victorian Periodicals, annual conference.
- Richard III Society, American Branch, conferences.
- Royal Historical Society, lectures and conferences.
- Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers, annual conference, UK.
- Shakespeare Association of America, annual conference.
- Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, annual conference.
- Social History Society, annual conference, UK.
- Social Science History Association, annual conference, US.
- Society for Court Studies/North American Society for Court Studies, seminars, biannual conferences, US & UK.
- Society for French Historical Studies.
- Society for Reformation Research, sessions, usually with Sixteenth Century or other conferences.
- Society for Renaissance Studies, conferences, international.
- Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing, conferences.
- Society for the History of Technology, annual conference.
- Society of Architectural Historians, annual conference.
- Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, conferences, UK.
- Southern Historical Association, conferences.
- Thirteenth-Century England, bi-annual conference, UK.
- Urban History Association, conference sessions, US.
- Victorian Interdisciplinary Studies Association of the Western United States, annual conference.
- Washington Area Group for Print Culture Studies, seminars.
- World History Association, annual conference.
- Yale Center for British Art, conferences, symposia.
- Yale Center for Parliamentary History, publications.
General Sources for information about conferences and call for papers
- H-Net Announcements, or search H-Albion logs.
- History Conferences Worldwide
- IHR list of conferences, mostly in the UK.
- Early Modern English Source, lists conferences, CFPs.
- Penn's Literary Call for Papers, well organized lists of CFPs.
- American Council of Learned Societies, US.
Advice on planning a research trip to Britain
- Funding and Research, maintained by NACBS
- Victoria Research Web
