Jane Austen In New York
The Morgan Library & Museum's A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250
A Lively Mind immerses viewers in the inspiring story of Jane Austen’s authorship and her gradual rise to international fame. Iconic artifacts from Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, England join manuscripts, books, and artworks from the Morgan, as well as from a dozen institutional and private collections, to present compelling new perspectives on Austen’s literary achievement, her personal style, and her global legacy.
Beginning as a teenager, Austen cultivated her imaginative powers and her ambition to publish. Encouraged by her family, especially her father and her sister Cassandra, she persevered through years of uncertainty. Her creativity found expression in a range of artistic pursuits, from music-making to a delight in fashion. The story of how Americans first encountered and responded to Austen’s novels, unbeknownst to her, emerges from four surviving copies of an unauthorized edition of Emma published during her lifetime. Following Austen’s death, family members preserved their memories of her, while carefully guarding what was publicly revealed. Austen’s audience continued to grow as those who loved her novels helped new generations of readers to appreciate them. In addition to celebrating Austen, A Lively Mind commemorates the landmark gift of Austen manuscripts to the Morgan in 1975 by Alberta H. Burke and draws extensively on the extraordinary collection she bequeathed to Goucher College in Baltimore.
For More Information Visit: themorgan.org
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 685-0008
2024 JASNA Annual General Meeting - Registration Opens June
JASNA News Wants Your Opinion
JASNA News Wants Your Opinion
Book Review Editor Betsy Groban will host a gathering for current and potential JASNA News reviewers on Saturday morning at the Cleveland AGM
If you are not attending the AGM, just email Betsy at betsy.groban@gmail.com
Betsy has been building a diverse group of talented reviewers since she came on board last year,
and hopes to continue growing the participants.
Come share a cuppa in the Hope Ballroom (back left corner)
Saturday, October 19th between 8-9 a.m.
Registration for the Annual General Meeting Opens June 19
There will be two opening times, at 12 noon Eastern and 9:00pm Eastern, with the available spaces split between them. Please read the tips below:
- A brochure with descriptions of all programs and activities is available. There are many options for breakouts, tours, workshops, and other activities. You are encouraged to plan your selections ahead of time so that you can complete registration quickly.
- A video tutorial and a printable document describing the registration process are also available to help you prepare.
- To register, click the link in the pale blue box on the Registration webpage. It is important that you do not click the link ahead of the 12 noon opening; if you click while the system is in the process of opening, your registration attempt may be lost and you may have difficulty re-entering the system.
- If the registration spaces available at the 12 noon opening sell out, please try again at 9:00pm Eastern.
- Bulletins on registration status will be posted in the AGM Update Center.
- Anyone can register on behalf of anyone else, and you do not need to enter your JASNA membership credentials to register.
Points of Contact: The volume of emails during the first hours of registration is always high. The AGM team will answer questions and resolve registration-related issues as quickly as possible and may defer inquiries on other topics (including hotel questions) to later in the week. If you need help with registration, please contact the most appropriate point of contact from the list below:
Registration process/system questions: Debbie Duncan, AGM Registrar, at jasnaagm@gmail.com
Questions about AGM activities, Cleveland, etc.: AGM Coordinators, Jennifer Weinbrecht and Amy Patterson at jasna2024agm@gmail.com
Visit the AGM Registration Page at JASNA.org
Policy questions (what’s included in registration, Companion registration, etc.): Debra Roush,
VP-Conferences, at vpconf@jasna.org
Personal help requests: Linda Slothouber, Conference Director, lindasnewmail@gmail.com
(please provide your phone number in your email)
See you in Cleveland in October!
JASNA National News
Free Digital Memberships for Students In Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of Austen's Birth
As part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, JASNA will offer free, digital-only student memberships during 2024 and 2025. The program is also designed to further JASNA's mission to foster appreciation and understanding of Austen's works, life, and genius among the widest number of readers. Visit JASNA.org for more information.
2024 National Conference - Austen, Annotated: Jane Austen's Literary, Political, and Cultural Origin
JASNA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a literary conference, a celebration of Jane Austen, and a collegial gathering of JASNA members.
The Ohio North Coast Region is thrilled to invite JASNA members to an unforgettable conference on the shores of Lake Erie October 18 - 20 in Cleveland, Ohio. Visit JASNA.org for more information.
Jane Austen Featured on PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour has a fantastic short video on Jane Austen and how England is celebrating the 250th anniversary of her birth.
pbs.org/video/jane-austen-at-250
JASNA Call For Short Films
Jane Austen Short Film Contest
The Jane Austen Society of North America welcomes original short films of 5 minutes or less for their 9th Annual Young Filmmakers Contest.
Free To Enter
Cash & Other Prizes
Must be 30 Years of Age or Younger
Visit jasna.org/programs/young-filmmakers-contest
Jane Austen & Crime - Free Zoom Presentation
July 27, 2024 11 am - 12:30 pm Pacific Time
Jane Austen & Crime with Susannah Fullerton
Which of Jane Austen’s characters commit hanging offenses? Where do suicide and murder appear in her writings? What were the duties of characters who were magistrates and how does Austen use prison imagery in Mansfield Park? Susannah Fullerton’s talk on Jane Austen and Crime, the subject of her acclaimed book, will answer these questions and more! Susannah will be joining us from Sydney, Australia to show us the darker side of Jane Austen, and welcomes you to join her on Zoom. Adultery, elopements to Gretna Green, gambling, suicide, theft and imprisonment are all discussed.
Reply To: dpoepoe@library.ucla.edu
Articles & Interests
From Plinth to Pen: How the English Country House Inspired the Writings of Jane Austen
Online Seminar Friday June 21, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET $15
Perhaps no novelist inspired the idealized vision of the English country house more than Jane Austen. Through her sublime writing we are left with romantic images of great houses set in gorgeous landscapes populated by people—flawed and wonderful—who find common ground with decency and kindness. The reality is that Jane herself visited many of the great houses of England and used them as models in almost all of her books. This lecture will examine country houses that inspired Jane and left us with a fanciful world of English rural beauty unequaled in literature.
Members of American Ancestors.org Receive a 10% Discount
Curt DiCamillo
Decorative Arts
Historic Houses
England
curt.dicamillo@nehgs.org
Curt DiCamillo, who joined American Ancestors/NEHGS in February of 2016 as the organization’s first Curator of Special Collections, is an internationally recognized authority on British historic houses and the decorative arts.
