Our April 24th meeting featured acclaimed author Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, professor at Vassar, Barnard College of Columbia University, Dartmouth, and, currently, UMass at Amherst. Her BBC radio series, Britain’s Black Past, highlights the lives of black people who settled in Britain in the 1700s and early 1800s, expanded into a book she edited. “I’m really interested in these forgotten lives,”…
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On April 2, 2022, members of JASNA-NC came to JC Raulston Arboretum for a chance to meet up and take in the sights of Spring at JC Raulston Arboretum. We gathered together to read passages from Austen’s writings and took in the “most perfect refreshment”: time together, natural beauty, and Jane Austen! Co-Regional Coordinator Sara Tavela and member Mary Curry (who…
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“Tea Time with a Janeite” is a series that features members of JASNA-North Carolina, digging into their love of Jane (and tea) and letting us get to know them a little bit better. The series is produced by member Mayra Garcia Mastin. Enjoy our second interview! Janeite: Emily Williams Member Since: 1997 and then 2011 What is your preferred tea…
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On March 17th, several ladies (and gents!) gathered at the Cleveland County Memorial Library in Shelby, NC for an afternoon tea and lively discussion on “Why Do We Love Jane?” for the library’s Women’s History Month series. Emily Williams, Lecturer of English at Belmont Abbey College and JASNA-NC member, led a short presentation on Jane’s life followed by some in-depth…
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By Laine Wood JASNA-NC hosted speaker Brenda S. Cox, from JASNA-GA, for the March meeting to discuss the clergy in Jane Austen’s novels. Cox’s knowledge of Georgian clergy was informed by extensive research and its representation in Austen’s works. Building on the foundation of the role of the clergy in Austen’s life, Cox discussed the role of the Church of…
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