The Project
An innovative tool and an interdisciplinary approach
- An open-access digital encyclopedia with a multi-modal search engine
- An international and interdisciplinary project led by the GIS Sociabilités / Sociability since 2017
- An EU-funded project (Horizon 2020-MSCA-RISE) since 2019, promoting staff exchange and intersectoral collaborations
- A digital humanities project managed by an experienced editorial team
- Encyclopedia entries written in English or French by eighteenth-century scholars in various fields (history, art history, literature, philosophy, material culture, linguistics ...) and reviewed by a dedicated committee
- A complementary anthology of texts related to various aspects of sociability and connected to the entries
Bringing academic research on eighteenth-century sociability to a wider audience
- Explore the wide range of topics related to British Sociability from 1650 to 1850 and learn about the circulation of models of sociability that shaped European and colonial societies.
- Discover the collaborative work between academic researchers on primary source material in their respective fields of expertise
- Browse through 200 entries enriched with illustrations, hyperlinks, footnotes and further reading suggestions
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Latest entries
Places
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
PETROFF Florence
A circle of amateur antiquarians established the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1780 to lay the foundation of a museum displaying Scottish and world cultural heritage. It would rapidly establish a wide network of Fellows, almost exclusively masculine, Honorary Fellows, and donors across Scotland, Britain, and Europe.
Social Network Analysis
SPARWASSER SOROKA Hannah
Social network analysis is an interdisciplinary digital humanities approach aimed at understanding how people are connected to one another. Digital tools have revolutionized access to archival materials.
Concepts
Places
The Philadelphia Dancing Assembly (1749–1849)
BROOKS Lynn M.
The upper class of Philadelphia—a political, economic, and cultural center in eighteenth-century British North America—followed English patterns of sociability in order to distinguish themselves in colonial society and to mix in British circles.
Anthology
As part of its H2020 programme (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (MSCA-RISE-2018)), the European Commission has granted significant financial support to DIGITENS, the flagship project of the Scientific Interest Grouping (GIS) “Sociabilités/Sociability”.
Latest News
CFP: Consentir, Refuser, Céder : Spectres de la Conquête à la Restauration (1660-1714)
June 14th 2024
Colloque co-organisé IRCL (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3) - LARCA (Université Paris Cité)
Sous l'égide de la Société d'Études Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (SEAA 17-18)
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, salle des colloques 2, Site Saint Charles 1, Montpellier, 14 juin 2024
GIS SOCIABILITES MASTER'S THESIS PRIZE 2023
January 31st 2024
4th edition of the GIS Sociabilités MA Thesis Prize - Deadline for submission: 31 January 2024
One-day conference 'Sociable objects in Britain and Europe (1650-1850)'
November 23rd 2023
One-day conference organized by Vanessa Alayrac-Fielding & Pierre Labrune (Université de Lille), Université de Lille, 23 November 2023