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Discovering Brisé Fans with Candice Hern

By Bill Gaither Members gathered on September 22, 2024, for a delightful and memorable presentation by Candice Hern on “Brisé…
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Discussing Inger Brodey’s Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness

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By Elizabeth Jewell The August 25, 2024, meeting was to celebrate and discuss the recent publication of Inger Sigrun Bredkjær…
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Enjoying Fun and Games with Pride and Prejudice Adaptations

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By Laine Wood The North Carolina region met for its July meeting themed Fun and Games: Pride and Prejudice Adaptations…
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Reading The Watsons with JASNA-NC

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By Bill Gaither Members gathered on June 23, 2024, for an engaging and in-depth discussion of Jane Austen’s unfinished novella or…
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Individualized Speech Patterns in Austen’s Novels

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By Bill Gaither On April 24, 2024, members gathered via Zoom to hear an expanded version of Sue Scott’s insightful…
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Mastectomy in the Age of Austen: Frances Burney’s ‘miserable account’ with Heather Meek

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By Laine Wood The North Carolina region of JASNA welcomed several guests to the March 2024 meeting featuring a presentation…
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April 13, 2025 – “Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years” with JASNA President Mary MintzJASNA-NC is delighted to announce that our JASNA President, Mary Mintz, will be with us this April to share her talk, "Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years." RSVP for the zoom link at ... See MoreSee Less

April 13, 2025 - "Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years" with JASNA President Mary Mintz - JASNA North Carolina

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Join JASNA-NC as we welcome our JASNA President, Mary Mintz, who will share how Austen is represented in American periodicals.

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JASNA North Carolina

4 weeks ago

April 13, 2025 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. – “Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years” with JASNA President Mary MintzJASNA-NC is delighted to announce that our JASNA President, Mary Mintz, will be with us this April to share her talk, "Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years."Where: In the comfort of your home via ZoomRSVP: This event is open to members and interested guests; it is FREE but registration is required. jasnanorthcarolina.org/events/april-13-2025-jane-austen-in-american-periodicals-highlights-of-the... ... See MoreSee Less

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JASNA North Carolina

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March 16, 2025 – Jane Austen on Wild Nature: An Exploration with Mary Jane CurryMary Jane Curry, JASNA-NC member, will lead us in discussing a few passages in Austen’s fiction that describe wild nature (the sky, wind, trees, waterways, and land) in order to understand how those passages provide a fuller understanding of her main characters. Mary Jane’s book shows that Austen’s treatment of nature is both structural and thematic, allowing us to read her novels as serious(realistic) pastorals.The DetailsWhat: “Jane Austen on Wild Nature: An Exploration” with Mary Jane CurryWhen: March 16, 2025 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.Where: In the comfort of your home via ZoomRSVP: This event is open to members and interested guests; it is FREE but registration is required. To register, please go to jasnanorthcarolina.org/events/march-16-2025-jane-austen-on-wild-nature-an-exploration-with-mary-j...About our speakerMary Jane Curry has been writing and speaking to general audiences as well as academics about nature and pastoral elements in Austen’s fiction since 1994. Her articles on Austen have appeared in Persuasions and proceedings of an International Conference on English Historic Linguistics. She contributed a chapter on the novel as a genre to The Text and Beyond: Essays in Literary Linguistics. ... See MoreSee Less

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