The Society of Early Americanists

After discussion at our 2025 business meeting, the SEA has decided to stop using this platform. We will continue to share society news on Facebook, on the earam listserv, and on the SEA Discord server.

Check out an interview with our latest Featured Scholar, Bradley Dubos! societyofearlyamericanists.org/whats-new-anno…

SEA 2025 is almost here! If you're posting from the conference, tag us with #SEA2025_UND

If you're getting ready for SEA 2025, here's a Notre Dame campus map: map.nd.edu

SEA Silent Auction Prints by @markalanmattes

SEA Silent Auction Prints from Jessica Linker and @huskiana

SEA Silent Auction Prints by Kadin Henningsen

SEA Silent Auction Prints from @ryancordell

We’re holding a silent auction to benefit the SEA Travel Fund! Winning bidders receive a collection of work from our colleagues who are letterpress printers (images forthcoming). Learn more and submit a bid here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

SEA 2025 is in two weeks! As we make final preparations, please contact Sandra Gustafson via email if you have any special dietary needs for the conference.

Registration for SEA 2025 is now available through the conference Ex Ordo site. Early registration rates apply until May 15. Membership in the SEA is also a requirement for conference participants.

Visit the SEA website for an interview with Featured Scholar Chip Badley: societyofearlyamericanists.org/whats-new-anno…

Conference accommodation info is now available for SEA 2025 in South Bend. Please find more details here: societyofearlyamericanists.org/conferences/se…

SEA Members, you can now vote for the position of SEA Executive Coordinator for 2025-27. Ballots will be sent to your email account on file. Voting closes on March 5, at 11:59 pm PST.

If you plan to attend SEA 2025 at Notre Dame, please be aware that the conference housing reservation system is still under construction. Hotel rooms and on-campus dorm rooms will be available for booking soon. We will share updates across SEA media when that system is ready!

For a description of the book (and a full list of the distinguished awards the book has received), see: uncpress.org/book/978146967…

The SEA Executive Committee is delighted to share that Sara E. Johnson’s Encyclopédie Noire (2023) has been awarded the 2nd Annual Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for African Studies from the MLA. We are looking forward to Dr. Johnson’s keynote at the 2025 SEA conference!

DEADLINE EXTENDED: SEA 2025 proposals can now be submitted through November 18.

The SEA Junior Scholars Caucus will host a Zoom discussion with EAL editors Cassander Smith and Katy Chiles on Oct. 15.

Visit the SEA website for a new interview with Featured Scholar, @RezekJoe societyofearlyamericanists.org/whats-new-anno…