Controlling Fantasies in the Long Eighteenth Century

Enlightenment in figures like Lessing and Kant acknowledges the necessity of fantasy and imagination but fears their excesses. We invite explorations of ambivalences about fantasy and/or imagination from Enlightenment to Romanticism. 250-400 word abstracts.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, March 20, 2026

Jeffrey Scott Librett, U of Oregon (jlibrett@uoregon.edu )