JASNA-MISSISSIPPI UPCOMING EVENTS
FEBRUARY SPECIAL EVENT: OLE MISS ENGLISH PROFESSOR JASON SOLINGER, Thursday, February 25th, 7pm Solinger, who recently spoke at JASNA’s virtual AGM, will give a presentation just for us. Entitled "Jane Austen Hates History," he describes it as follows:
Jane Austen Hates History
Jason Solinger, Associate Professor of English at the University of Mississippi, gives a sneak peek of his book in progress (Jane Austen is the History of Literature!). Solinger wants you to know how much Austen hated history, and why hating history is crucial to the cultural history of the novel. Solinger is the author of Becoming the Gentleman: British Literature and the Invention of Modern Masculinity (Palgrave 2012) as well as essays on such writers and topics as Alexander Pope, Thomas Paine, 18th-century journalism, and Virginia Woolf's criticism of Austen.
Please join us for this special event.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST, 7PM: JASNA-MISSISSIPPI BOOK CLUB: PRIDE by IBI ZOBOI
Pride is described on amazon as "a timely update of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, skillfully balancing cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. A smart, funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color.”
MONDAY, MARCH 29TH, 7PM: JASNA-MISSISSIPPI BOOK CLUB, THE OTHER BENNET SISTER, BY JANICE HADLOW
The Other Bennet Sister is described on amazon as follows: "What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Jane Austen fans."
Jane Austen Hates History
Jason Solinger, Associate Professor of English at the University of Mississippi, gives a sneak peek of his book in progress (Jane Austen is the History of Literature!). Solinger wants you to know how much Austen hated history, and why hating history is crucial to the cultural history of the novel. Solinger is the author of Becoming the Gentleman: British Literature and the Invention of Modern Masculinity (Palgrave 2012) as well as essays on such writers and topics as Alexander Pope, Thomas Paine, 18th-century journalism, and Virginia Woolf's criticism of Austen.
Please join us for this special event.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST, 7PM: JASNA-MISSISSIPPI BOOK CLUB: PRIDE by IBI ZOBOI
Pride is described on amazon as "a timely update of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, skillfully balancing cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. A smart, funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color.”
MONDAY, MARCH 29TH, 7PM: JASNA-MISSISSIPPI BOOK CLUB, THE OTHER BENNET SISTER, BY JANICE HADLOW
The Other Bennet Sister is described on amazon as follows: "What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Jane Austen fans."