Jane Austen Summer Program

Join us online tonight at 7pm ET for the next talk in our 'Unsung Characters' series. Natasha Duquette will give her talk 'The Contemplative Eleanor Tilney'.

Register here: www.janeaustenandco.org/event-detail...

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Join us online tomorrow at 7pm ET for the next talk in our 'Unsung Characters' series. Natasha Duquette will give her talk 'The Contemplative Eleanor Tilney'.

Register here: www.janeaustenandco.org/event-detail...

#janeausten #publichumanities #northangerabbey #virtualtalk

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth we'll share past and new content focused on women in the long eighteenth century.

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Take a look at our JASP 2026 Program Preview! Visit www.janeaustensummer.org/services-7

JASP 2026 activities include lectures from eminent academics, discussion groups, a banquet, dance practice, a Regency ball, and much more!

Register here: www.janeaustensummer.org/copy-of-info...

Early Bird registration for JASP 2026 has been extended to March 7!

We will explore topics that connect Austen's Pride and Prejudice to the revolutionary context in which it was written.

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YouTube video by Jane Austen Summer Program "I Hope White Hands: Wedgwood, Abolition, and the Female Consumer" with Patricia Matthew

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth we're resharing Professor Patricia Matthew's lecture 'I Hope White Hands: Wedgwood, Abolition, and the Female Consumer'.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBtX...

YouTube video by Jane Austen Summer Program "Race and the Regency": Lord Mansfield and the Slave Ship Zhong

Danielle Christmas discusses the historical connection between the Mansfield decision and Jane Austen's novel, "Mansfield Park." Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjKp...

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YouTube video by Jane Austen Summer Program "Making No Difference for Color or Character:" Representations of Race in Bridgerton and the Regency

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we're resharing Professor Robert Morrison's lecture 'Making No Difference for Color or Character: Representations of Race in Bridgerton and the Regency': www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej5K...

Early Bird Registration for JASP 2026 ends March 1st!

Our symposium takes place June 11-14 in Greensburg, PA. Activities include lectures, workshops, small-group discussions, and a Regency ball. The focus novel is Pride and Prejudice.

Register here: www.janeaustensummer.org/copy-of-info...

YouTube video by Jane Austen Summer Program "The Black Woman in 19th Century Studies" with Gretchen Gerzina

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we're resharing Gretchen Gerzina's lecture "The Black Woman in 19th Century Studies". Professor Gerzina discusses the representations and realities of Black women living during the nineteenth century.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRa4...

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JASP is designed to appeal to anyone with a passion for all things Austen. Attendees include people from all walks of life, as well as established scholars, high school teachers, and students from middle school through graduate school.

JASP 2026 takes place June 11-14 in historic Greensburg, PA. Our four-day symposium will explore topics that connect Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice to the revolutionary context in which it was written.

JASP 2026 attendees will have the opportunity to visit the Historic Site and Museum of Fort Ligonier. The Site and Museum reconstructs and presents the historic impact of the Seven Years War, the British Empire, and the founding of Pittsburgh.

YouTube video by Jane Austen Summer Program Why Mr. Collins? Jane Austen’s Most Memorable Clergyman | Brenda Cox

If you missed Brenda Cox's talk 'Why Mr. Collins? Jane Austen’s Most Memorable Clergyman', you can watch it now on our website or YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3sH...

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Join us online on Tuesday, March 3 at 7pm ET for the next talk in our 'Unsung Characters' series. Natasha Duquette will give her talk 'The Contemplative Eleanor Tilney'.

Register here: www.janeaustenandco.org/event-detail...

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Happy 80th birthday to Brenda Blethyn who portrayed Mrs. Bennet in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice!

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JASP 2026, our four-day symposium exploring Jane Austen through lectures, workshops, small-group discussions and other activities, including a Regency ball, takes place June 11-14 in historic Greensburg, PA.
Register here: www.janeaustensummer.org/copy-of-info...

Cultural Framing of Windows in Pride and Prejudice Why does Mr. Collins comment on the number of Lady Catherine’s windows? Learn about the 1696 window tax and its significance in Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

What is the significance of Mr. Collins' "enumeration of the windows in front of [Rosings Park]"? Read Nellie's blog post about the 1696 window tax and its significance in Pride and Prejudice: www.janeaustensummer.org/post/cultura...

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In his library he had been always sure of leisure and tranquility; and though prepared, as he told Elizabeth, to meet with folly and conceit in every other room of the house, he was used to be free from them there. - from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Chapter XV

Why Mr. Collins? Jane Austen’s Most Memorable Clergyman | Brenda Cox | Jane Austen & Co NOTE: This is a pay-what-you-want event. You may attend for free or give a small donation. If you would like to attend for free, please put 0 in the registration box.

Join us tomorrow at 7pm ET for Brenda Cox's lecture "Why Mr. Collins? Jane Austen's Most Memorable Clergyman".
Register here: www.janeaustenandco.org/event-detail...

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YouTube video by Jane Austen Summer Program Altering ‘the Colour of My Mind’: The Poetic Imagination in Wuthering Heights

Watch the lecture here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGRw...

In Case You Missed It: Altering 'the Colour of My Mind’: The Poetic Imagination in Wuthering Heights Hello, dear Janeites. The series dedicated to Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters has reached its conclusion. Throughout the last year, we have been treated to interesting lectures and presentations pe...

After watching @janeaustenandco.bsky.social's lecture, be sure to check out our recap! Read here: www.janeaustensummer.org/post/in-case...

Wuthering Heights: A Challenging Perspective While Charlotte Bronte is known for allowing her characters to break the fourth wall and speak directly to her audience, and Anne Bronte’s work is marked by having her heroines maintain a plucky, resi...

Read our past blog post exploring how the story of Wuthering Heights might have changed if told from the perspectives of other characters, such as Catherine or Heathcliff.: www.janeaustensummer.org/post/wutheri...

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YouTube video by Jane Austen Summer Program Altering ‘the Colour of My Mind’: The Poetic Imagination in Wuthering Heights

This weekend we're sharing past JASP blog posts and @janeaustenandco.bsky.social lectures about Emily Brontë and Wuthering Heights.

Watch Deborah Morse' lecture 'Altering ‘the Colour of My Mind’: The Poetic Imagination in Wuthering Heights': www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGRw...

Ten Facts About Emily Brontë Oil painting of Emily by her brother, Branwell Brontë, 1833Greetings, Janeites! Family-oriented, mysterious, the middle child... that's right, it's time for the one and only Emily Brontë. Let us foray...

Did you know that Wuthering Heights was not well received at first? Learn more interesting tidbits about Emily Brontë here: www.janeaustensummer.org/post/ten-fac...

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JASP is relocating from UNC Chapel Hill to Seton Hill University in PA! Celebrate Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in historic Greensburg, PA.

For more info and to register visit our website: www.janeaustensummer.org/copy-of-info...

Happy Valentine's Day!

JASP is a four-day symposium exploring Jane Austen through lectures, workshops, small-group discussions and other activities, including a Regency ball.

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