By Laine Wood The North Carolina region of JASNA welcomed several guests to the March 2024 meeting featuring a presentation from Professor Heather Meek. The meeting’s focus was on the epistolary account of author Frances Burney’s mastectomy in 1811. Meek’s scholarly niche is literary and medical cultures of the long 18th century, specifically the study of women’s health in the…
Read More
Discussing Arabella’s Adventures and Foibles in Charlotte Lennox’s The Female Quixote
By Elizabeth Jewell Regional Coordinator Sara Tavela was the moderator for our meeting and said in an email following the meeting, “We had a rousing discussion of Austen contemporary Charlotte Lennox’s The Female Quixote [1752], and it was so wonderful to talk with you about this novel that can pose two very different reading experiences (either you find it hilarious…
Read More
Interview with Tara Raczenksi, Creator of Pride & Prejudice: A New Musical Comedy
We at JASNA-NC are thrilled for our member, Tara Raczenski, who recently premiered a staging of her new show, Pride & Prejudice: A New Musical Comedy (and some of us were lucky enough to attend the show in Greensboro!). Tara was kind enough to take some time to answer our questions about her, the process of creating the show, and…
Read More
The Freed Blacks of the Regency and Colonial Periods
Linda Darden The North Carolina region of JASNA welcomed several guests to the January 2024 meeting featuring a presentation from NC member Sharon Ware. The session focused on learning about freed blacks during the Regency and colonial eras with both English and American individuals highlighted. Sharon shared her background, pointing out that while she is not trained in history, her…
Read More
Celebrating Jane Austen’s Birthday with ‘Everything a Janeite Needs to Know’
By Elizabeth Jewell The JASNA meeting for the holidays and, especially, Jane’s birthday celebration was a hybrid online/in person meeting, with the members who could gather in person braving the rain and meeting at Gisele’s lovely home in Cary (fully and delightfully decorated for the holidays). Much delicious food was in evidence (scones with jam and whipped cream, anyone?). The…
Read More