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Regular meetings are usually held the second Sunday of every other month, unless a special program dictates otherwise. The information below is subject to change.
April Meeting Joan Bryant of Little London Assembly in Colorado Springs will instruct us
June Meeting Strawberries at Donwell Abbey — Sheryl Craig, editor of JASNA News and Instructor of English at University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO, will be our guest speaker. Guests are welcome so invite your friends. Dr. Craig’s topic will be “‘Above Vulgar Economy’: Jane Austen and Money.” Jane Austen’s career as an author in Regency England coincided with a series of economic recessions resulting in a major economic depression, a banking crisis, and the grudging public acceptance of paper money and debased coins. This presentation will clarify some economic and political references that readers of Austen’s novels tend to overlook or misunderstand that reveal the author’s interest in political economics and her familiarity with the ideas of leading economists of her era.
August Meeting Group discussion of “Sex in Jane Austen’s Novels.” This is sure to be an interesting discussion. Be thinking about the various references to sex and what you think are the sexiest parts of these novels.
October Meeting Topic to be determined. Check back for more details, or contact us if you have any ideas!
JASNA AGM
December
Meeting — Annual Birthday Tea This year we will get to celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday on the actual date — December 16 — so mark your calendars. Details will be coming soon.
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