One of the (few) bright spots of the pandemic is the number of virtual programs — talks, exhibits, tours, discussions, and more — available online, removing the requirement of in-person attendance. The Jane Austen/Regency world has a growing number of online events of interest to our community. We’ve set up this Online Event Calendar to help you find some of them. Please check the listings and be sure to convert the event times (which are local to the organizers) to your location. To submit an event for the calendar, email news@jasnanorcal.org Note: JASNA regional events are also listed on the organization’s web site: http://jasna.org/conferences-events/
This talk will explore some of the most important Black women and men of the Regency era, as well as the ways in which Bridgerton both illuminates and ignores their […]
Popular presenter Janine Barchas (Louann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor of English Literature, University of Texas at Austin) has created a beautiful virtual exhibition that allows visitors to view the very […]
Zoom lecture with JASNA traveling guest lecturer Dr. Juliette WellsHow were Austen’s novels first published in North America? Who read them, and what did those readers think? What role did […]
In this talk, Professor Lyndon Dominique (Lehigh University) will be discussing the 1808 novel, The Woman of Colour, which Broadview Press calls “a unique literary account of a black heiress’ […]
Our morning speaker will be Gordon Laco, who served as Lead Technical Advisor and Historic Consultant for over 60 projects including the feature film Master and Commander: The Far Side […]
Damianne Scott will be talking about the representation of Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton and how diverse casting decisions can make an important impact in Regency adaptations.
JASNA NY and JASNA NJ present a two-day event focused on Jane Austen's French connections. It leverages Bordentown, where the Bonaparte family emigrated after the Napoleonic war. Program details, schedule, […]
Topic: "Mansfield Park and the Sacred Landscape" A talk by Roger E. Moore, Associate Dean and Principal Senior Lecturer in English at Vanderbilt University Pre-registration is required; see the event link for […]
Join us for our April 2021 JASNA-GL meeting! “...the best friend of those engaged in literary pursuits”: A History of Chocolate in Georgian and Regency England” presented by Amanda Beverly.
Spend a beautiful Spring weekend in celebration of the beloved author and her Regency world at event full of fun, lively and engaging presentations, author readings, demonstrations, vendors, tea and […]
Join authors Lauren Burke, Hannah Jerry Chapman (Why She Wrote), and Andrea Kayne (Kicking Ass in a Corset: Jane Austen’s Six Principles for Living and Leading from the Inside Out) chat […]
Kimberly Alexander, PhD, is on the faculty of the History Department of the University of New Hampshire, where she is director of the museum studies program and a lecturer. Her […]
Black and mixed-race women in nineteenth-century Britain were represented in fiction, drama and high and low art. However the reality of their actual presence couldn’t be more different from these […]
What did we do on our CoVid quarantine vacation? With a baseline of Beethoven’s glorious chamber music, director/lyricist Emily King created a series of 9 songs which capture, each in […]
All Jane Austen. All the time*. *Or just for one weekend. It’s time for Virtual Jane Con again! That means fun, fandom and flailing (but no fainting!). This year’s festivities […]
Juliette Wells (Goucher College) is giving a special talk on practical strategies for engaging diverse young readers with Austen and encouraging productive conversations about hot-button topics. This event will be […]
Melinda C. Finberg is an associate professor of theatre practice in critical studies at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. She is a nationally known dramaturg and scholar of theatre […]
Topic: "Costuming Jane Austen: Historic Sources and Designers' Choices for the Film and Television Adaptations" A talk by Alden O'Brien, Curator of Costumes and Textiles at the DAR Museum in Washington DC […]
We will be gathering online from the comfort of our own homes, to share tea, discuss our beloved Jane and her works, and join in a delightful game of Jane […]
The Jane Austen House Museum's recent decision to contextualize the Austen family's connections to slavery in its exhibits has caused considerable debate. In this talk, Professor Devoney Looser (Arizona State […]
Our speaker will be Audrey Bilger, Reed College President and author of Laughing Feminism: Subversive Comedy in Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, and Jane Austen. In her book, Audrey Bilger shows that […]
With the help of a contemporary Guide Book, her letters, and works we explore Austen’s London. This is a special walk, which came about because of a kind gift of […]
Join Royal Oak and historian and speaker Carol Ann Lloyd to look at Queen Charlotte and how she managed a household of 15 children, supported her husband during his active […]
Join the JABC and meet Austen fans from Seattle to Maine! At our June meeting, we will talk about Persuasion, the last novel completed by Austen. Discussion led by Erin […]
Dive into “Jane Austen’s World” — from the comfort of your own home — at the virtual Jane Austen Summer Program, scheduled for June 17-20, 2021. Here’s a taste of […]
Emmy Award-winning costumer Ellen Mirojnick, whose talent helped make Bridgerton a global phenomenon, will join moderator Deborah Nadoolman Landis for a conversation about costuming Regency-set adaptations at our June 19 […]
The Jane Austen Festival which takes place in July has been a terrific event to draw attention to our favorite author, our Region, and Locust Grove. JASNA–Greater Louisville and Historic […]
Join us for a free Zoom event with Sonali Dev, the author of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, Recipe for Persuasion and the new Incense and Sensibility.
Join JASNA-NJ and guest speaker Kim Guyer on Zoom to learn about personality types and how to apply them to the characters in Austen’s novels. Take a personality assessment to […]
Join us for an entertaining and educational afternoon with Andrew Och, author of Unusual for Their Time: On the Road with America’s First Ladies (Volumes One & Two), an award-winning […]
Join the JABC and meet Austen fans from Seattle to Maine! No book in July (yay summer vacation!) but we are still going to meet online for trivia contests, games […]
We can’t wait to see everyone again and have lots of events, both new and favourites, planned:- Walks and talks, motorised tours, concerts, theatricals, dancing and Balls at various venues […]
Uzma Jalaluddin will talk about her writerly motivations in pursuing a PRIDE AND PREJUDICE retelling and what it means to reimagine classic texts from a different cultural viewpoint ~ oh, […]
Theme: Jane Austen in the Arts The Greater Chicago Region of the Jane Austen Society of North America is pleased and excited to invite all JASNA members to the 2021 […]
Regional Premiere: March 9-April 3, 2022. Echoing his triumphant hits Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon returns with a glorious musical of Sense and Sensibility, Jane […]
