18th Century Consumption

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies seeks submissions
for its affiliated society panel at the annual meeting of the College
Art Association in New York, February 14-17, 2007. The session,
"Worlds of Goods: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Eighteenth-Century
Consumption," explores the issue of consumption as a global artistic,
cultural, and economic phenomenon. Scholarly attention to consumption
as a major feature of eighteenth-century culture has traditionally
privileged the importance of English and French patterns of
consumption over, or as predicates to, non-European consumer
cultures. The focus on eighteenth-century Europe as the birthplace
of consumer culture has been recently challenged in numerous
economic, cultural, and artistic arenas. What does the visual and
material culture of consumption outside of Europe look like? How did
the presence of international objects and styles change the nature
consumption in various cultural contexts? This panel seeks to
address these questions through an exploration of specific examples
of artistic and cultural production.

Submissions from scholars working on visual and cultural studies of
consumption in Asia, the Americas, and cross-cultural studies of
Europe in the long eighteenth century are encouraged to apply.
Please send a two-page abstract and CV to Stacey Sloboda, School of
Art and Design, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Mailcode
4301, Carbondale, IL 62901, or by e-mail to slobodasiu.edu, by June
1, 2006.