Some of Our
Favorite Links

Jane Austen Society of North America
The Republic of Pemberley
Jane Austen Centre, Bath, England
Jane Austen's World

Our March 2010 speaker, John Gould, has graciously allowed us to post the text of his talk on Fanny Price. Click here to read and enjoy!

Writings by a local JASNA
member:
The Privilege of My Own Profession: The Living Legacy of Austen in the Classroom
Inherited and Living Variables: The Choices of Sisters and Brothers in Mansfield Park

Contacts
Regional Coordinator Nancy Yee
Webmaster Carolyn Jack
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Welcome
This is an open invitation to deepen your pleasure in and enrich your enjoyment of Jane Austen:
If you really love Jane Austen, consider joining JASNA (The Jane Austen Society of North America) and JASNA Massachusetts,
a local Region of JASNA. We welcome all who enjoy Jane Austen's works. Our JASNA Massachusetts Region is one of the many
Regions of the national organization of JASNA. We have many Austen scholars among our membership as well as those who simply
enjoy reading Austen and sharing their pleasure with others.
We hold five events during our membership year: four regular meetings (September, November, March and May), plus a celebration
of Jane Austen's birthday in December. These events usually consist of a talk or lecture lasting about an hour, followed by discussion and refreshments.
Please note that JASNA national membership does not include membership in the Massachusetts Region. JASNA Massachusetts dues are collected annually (September to August) in lieu of contributions at the door. To renew or
start an annual membership, please return a check payable to JASNA-Mass for $15 (regular) or $7.50 (student) to Heidi Sondergaard Jensen, 32 Dalton Rd, Holliston, MA 01746-2417.
All are welcome to pay their dues at the door. Those who are not members of JASNA Massachusetts can simply pay $5.00 for each lecture they attend.
We'd be very pleased to have you join us at our next meeting.

Upcoming Meetings
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Topic: The Films of Northanger Abbey: 'Are they all horrid?'
Pamela Bromberg is a Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in English at Simmons College in Boston.
Wheelock College, Brookline Campus
43 Hawes Street, Brookline, MA
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Special Event! |
| Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 2 p. m. | Speaker: John Wiltshire |
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| Topic: Mr. Darcy's Smile
Wheelock College, Brookline Campus
43 Hawes Street, Brookline, MA
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Topic: Everything She Ever Wanted: Marriage and Power in Novels by Jane Austen and Edith Wharton
Sarah Emsley teaches in the Expository Writing Program at Harvard University. She is the author of Jane Austen's Philosophy of the Virtues (2005) and editor of Jane Austen and the North Atlantic (2006).
Wheelock College, Brookline Campus
43 Hawes Street, Brookline, MA
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Jane Austen Birthday Celebration
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| Sunday, March 20, 2010 at 2 p. m. | Speaker: Nancy Yee |
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Topic: John Thorpe - Villain Ordinaire: The Modern Montoni
Nancy Yee is a former English Professor and Chair at Fitchburg State College. She now teaches Austen and other courses on nineteenth-century and world novels for the Academy for Lifelong Learning at Cape Cod Community College.
Wheelock College, Brookline Campus
43 Hawes Street, Brookline, MA
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| Sunday, May 1, 2010 at 2 p. m. | Speaker: Rachel Brownstein |
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Topic: Why Jane Austen?
Rachel Brownstein is the author of numerous scholarly articles and reviews regarding Jane Austen, including entries on Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice in The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen. She is also renowned for two critically acclaimed books - Becoming a Heroine: Reading about Women in Novels, and Tragic Muse: Rachel of the Comedie-Francaise.
Wheelock College, Brookline Campus
43 Hawes Street, Brookline, MA
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Wheelock's Brookline Campus is easily accessible. By subway: "C" line to Hawes Street (after St. Mary's Street) or "D" line to Longwood Avenue. Click here for driving directions.
JASNA
JASNA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) takes place in the fall of each year in a different city in the
United States or Canada. The AGM attracts about six hundred participants, bringing together scholars
and lay readers of Austen to explore her life and works from multiple perspectives.
Future AGM's
Portland, Oregon October 28-31, 2010
Theme: Jane Austen and the Abbey: Mystery, Mayhem and Muslin in Portland
Fort Worth, Texas October 14-16, 2011
Theme: Jane Austen: 200 years of Sense and Sensibility
New York City, NY October 5-7, 2012
Theme: Sex, Money, and Power in Jane Austen's Fiction
Minneapolis, MN October 4-6, 2013
Theme: The 200th Anniversary of Pride & Prejudice
To learn more about JASNA, our parent organization, visit www.jasna.org or click the link on the left.
Site last updated on August 23, 2010
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