INNOVATIVE PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING
Bringing Jane Austen and other Early Women Authors to Life
All Ages Welcome
Library Sessions
Zoom Lectures
Readings and Author Q&As
I just wanted to thank you for making all of the Jane Austen & Co. sessions available on YouTube. Recently, I haven’t been able to attend the live events, but I’ve caught them on YouTube. All of the presentations have been fascinating, and this series has done a lot to make the pandemic lockdown more bearable!
Testimony from "Staying Home with Jane Austen" Zoom series
March 16, 2021
FREE ZOOM EVENT
"Wedgwood, Abolition, and the Female Consumer"
Tuesday, March 16 at 5 pm ET
In this talk, Professor Patricia A. Matthew (Montclair State University) will discuss the links between the abolition movement, sugar, and the depiction of Black women in the Regency period.
March 25, 2021
FREE ZOOM EVENT
"Representations of Race in Bridgerton and the Regency"
Thursday, March 25 at 5 pm ET
In this talk, Professor Robert Morrison (Queen's University) 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 lives.
Future Events
FREE ZOOM SERIES
Race and the Regency
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Our free Zoom series "Race and the Regency" will continue throughout May 2021. Watch this space or follow us on Facebook to learn when new events are announced!