It’s time to party, folks! For the December meeting, our annual celebration of Jane’s birthday, we are going to be in person and online to learn all about Jane Austen and happiness with our own Kuldip Kuwahara.
Our approximate schedule for the afternoon will be:
- 2-2:30 arrive and partake of nibbles and good company (Zoomers will do the same!)
- 2:30-3:30 program and Q&A, toast to Jane
- 3:30-4 more nibbles and good company
If you are attending in person, please bring your favorite birthday nibble (sweet or savory) to share. If you will be on Zoom, bring a treat for yourself and a beverage to make a toast!
At this meeting, we will be sharing the results of the 250th member survey. If you haven’t filled out the survey already, click here to access the survey by Tuesday, December 10th.
The Details
What: Jane Austen’s Birthday Celebration and “Jane Austen and Happiness” with Kuldip Kuwahara
When: December 15, 2024 from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Where: In the comfort of your home via Zoom or at Gisele’s beautiful home in Cary (address to be shared with the in-person group after registration).
Bring: In person: your favorite birthday nibble to share. On Zoom: your favorite beverage for our toast to Jane and nibbles for yourself.
Attire: Come in your finest Regency wear or your chosen clothing; we’re all here to have fun with no particular dress code!
RSVP: All are welcome. Register for the in-person gathering here. Register for the online gathering here.
Accessibility: If you’re attending in person, there is street parking, and Gisele’s driveway will be reserved for members with mobility needs. There are a few steps to climb up to enter Gisele’s home. If you are attending via Zoom, we have auto-captions available in the meeting and will do our best to ensure the best video and audio quality we can for Kuldip’s presentation. If you have accessibility needs we have not addressed here, please let us know.
Health: If you have any symptoms of illness at all (COVID, flu, RSV, cold, pneumonia, or otherwise), please attend via Zoom. You can register for the Zoom meeting up until it’s start, so there is always a way to join the fun. Thank you for helping keep others as healthy as possible.
About Our Speaker
Dr. Kuldip Kuwahara received the North Carolina Service Award for 25 years of outstanding service to the State of North Carolina. She is a professor of English in the Department of Language and Literature at North Carolina Central University. A graduate of Panjab University, India, a Postgraduate British Council Scholar in the Department of English Studies at the University of Edinburgh, U.K., an NEH Fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an alumna of the School of Theory and Criticism at Dartmouth College, Kuwahara received her Ph.D. in English Language and Literature at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She has published in national and international journals and is the author of “Jane Austen at Play: Self-Consciousness, Beginnings, and Endings.” She has also published in Persuasions and Persuasions On-Line.
She has initiated regular Peace Circle meetings to raise the level of peace consciousness on campus and beyond; her efforts to develop interdisciplinary courses in peace and justice studies to underline democratic ideals of equity, inclusiveness and community-building, in the context of a liberal education, are ongoing. She has been elected to represent NCCU as a delegate to the UNC Faculty Assembly and is a member of the HMSI caucus, as well as the DEI committee, actively engaged in working with students, faculty, and administrators, across the 17 UNC campuses, to create a healthy teaching-learning environment that addresses mental health issues and promotes well-being, peace, and happiness in the Age of COVID-19, with all its challenges and opportunities.
Her specialties include British literature, Jane Austen, Asian literature, and Maxine Hong Kingston.
