Thursday, May 20th, 7 pm. Discussing The Woman of Colour by Anonymous Thursday, June 10, 7 pm. Fourth Anuual "Janies" Awards. Contact Sarah Rose Kearns at rose@janeaustenspersuasion.com on how to attend.
Thursday, June 10, 7 pm. Fourth Anuual "Janies" Awards. Contact Sarah Rose Kearns at rose@janeaustenspersuasion.com on how to attend. Please click on the link for previous year results 2020 Janies Q but not the A 2019 Janies results
Thursday, August 19 at 7 pm The focus is Mansfield Park and its connection to classic fairy tales. Specific questions will follow, as well as a short reading assignment. (Hint: don’t just focus on Fanny.) No group meeting in September. Thursday, October 28 at 7 pm (NB: fourth Thursday) “ ‘My sore-throats, you […]
Thursday November 18, at 7 pm Happily Ever After? We will speculate about the outcomes of the marriages that end Jane Austen’s novels. Read: “Poor Emma” by Reginald Hill. Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 7 pm In the Absence of the Heroine. Discussion of scenes in Austen’s novels where the heroine is not present (especially […]
Sunday, June 12. (2 PM) - "How Do Jane Austen's Characters Look" and "What Makes Characters Blush?" Discussing of two chapters from John Mullan's book What Matters in Jane Austen. Thursday, July 21 (7 PM) - Austen and Us Discussing what has changed drastically in our daily lives since Austen's time. Are all the changes […]
Thursday, August 25th, 7pm – *POSTPONED* Thursday, September 22nd, 7pm – Discussing The Watsons Thursday, October 20th, 7pm – Discuss chapter (TBD) from John Mullan’s book What Matters in Jane Austen Thursday, November 17th, 7pm – Family disgrace? Another Jane and the Case of Lace Contact Sarah Rose Kearns at rose@janeaustenspersuasion.com on how to attend. […]
Every month, the JASNA NY Discussion Group gathers to talk about some aspect of Austen, her work, her world, or her contemporaries. Upcoming meetings and topics include: Thursday April 20, 7pm. Attitudes towards relationships in Austen’s novels and now. Thursday May 18, 7pm. Sixth annual Janie Awards. Accepting nominees for plots, recurring themes and […]
You are invited to join the JASNA-NY monthly discussion group. This group is primarily hosted on Zoom, with occasional gatherings at a member's home. Meetings are the third Thursday of each month. If you are interested in joining, please send an email to jasnany@yahoo.com . Upcoming meetings: Thursday, October 19. 7 pm. The topic is […]