As if we'd pass up the chance to talk with Clueless writer and director Amy Heckerling! We're delighted to share this conversation about the making of her totally awesome adaptation of Emma. In this episode, Amy takes us behind the scenes to discuss how she reimagined Austen's novel for contemporary Beverly Hills—from the film’s characters and plot to its casting, costumes, distinctive visual style, memorable soundtrack, and now-iconic Clueless lexicon. She also reflects on her experience as a female filmmaker and the creative choices that helped make Clueless a modern classic.(This conversation was recorded during JASNA's members-only Clueless watch party, held in celebration of the film's 30th anniversary in July 2025.)Amy Heckerling is an acclaimed writer, director, and producer whose work spans film, television, and theater. In addition to writing and directing the Clueless, she also wrote and directed Look Who’s Talking, Look Who’s Talking Too, Loser, I Could Never Be Your Woman, and Vamps. Her directing credits include Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Johnny Dangerously, and National Lampoon’s European Vacation, and she produced A Night at the Roxbury. Amy’s television work has included executive producing, writing, and directing episodes for the series Clueless and Fast Times, and directing episodes of The Office, Gossip Girl, The Carrie Diaries, Red Oaks, Weird City, and Royalties.  Amy also wrote the script for Clueless, The Musical, which opened at London’s Trafalgar Theatre in the West End in March 2025.For an edited transcript and show notes, visit <a href='https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep37/'>https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep37</a>*********Visit our website: <a href='https://www.jasna.org/'>www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica'>Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href='https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg'>YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href='mailto:podcast@jasna.org'>podcast@jasna.org</a>

As if we'd pass up the chance to talk with Clueless writer and director Amy Heckerling! We're delighted to share this conversation about the making of her totally awesome adaptation of Emma. In this episode, Amy takes us behind the scenes to discuss how she reimagined Austen's novel for contemporary Beverly Hills—from the film’s characters and plot to its casting, costumes, distinctive visual style, memorable soundtrack, and now-iconic Clueless lexicon. She also reflects on her experience as a female filmmaker and the creative choices that helped make Clueless a modern classic. (This conversation was recorded during JASNA's members-only Clueless watch party, held in celebration of the film's 30th anniversary in July 2025.) Amy Heckerling is an acclaimed writer, director, and producer whose work spans film, television, and theater. In addition to writing and directing the Clueless, she also wrote and directed Look Who’s Talking, Look Who’s Talking Too, Loser, I Could Never Be Your Woman, and Vamps. Her directing credits include Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Johnny Dangerously, and National Lampoon’s European Vacation, and she produced A Night at the Roxbury. Amy’s television work has included executive producing, writing, and directing episodes for the series Clueless and Fast Times, and directing episodes of The Office, Gossip Girl, The Carrie Diaries, Red Oaks, Weird City, and Royalties. Amy also wrote the script for Clueless, The Musical, which opened at London’s Trafalgar Theatre in the West End in March 2025. For an edited transcript and show notes, visit https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep37 ********* Visit our website: www.jasna.org Follow us on Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on our YouTube channel Email: podcast@jasna.org

As if we'd pass up the chance to talk with Clueless writer and director Amy Heckerling! We're delighted to share this conversation about the making of her totally awesome adaptation of Emma. In this episode, Amy takes us behind the scenes to discuss how she reimagined Austen's novel for contemporary Beverly Hills—from the film’s characters and plot to its casting, costumes, distinctive visual style, memorable soundtrack, and now-iconic Clueless lexicon. She also reflects on her experience as a female filmmaker and the creative choices that helped make Clueless a modern classic.(This conversation was recorded during JASNA's members-only Clueless watch party, held in celebration of the film's 30th anniversary in July 2025.)Amy Heckerling is an acclaimed writer, director, and producer whose work spans film, television, and theater. In addition to writing and directing the Clueless, she also wrote and directed Look Who’s Talking, Look Who’s Talking Too, Loser, I Could Never Be Your Woman, and Vamps. Her directing credits include Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Johnny Dangerously, and National Lampoon’s European Vacation, and she produced A Night at the Roxbury. Amy’s television work has included executive producing, writing, and directing episodes for the series Clueless and Fast Times, and directing episodes of The Office, Gossip Girl, The Carrie Diaries, Red Oaks, Weird City, and Royalties.&nbsp; Amy also wrote the script for Clueless, The Musical, which opened at London’s Trafalgar Theatre in the West End in March 2025.For an edited transcript and show notes, visit <a href="https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep37/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep37</a>*********Visit our website: <a href="https://www.jasna.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href="https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href="mailto:podcast@jasna.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcast@jasna.org</a>

From Emma to Clueless: A Visit with Amy Heckerling

"My dearest Cassandra,The letter which I have this moment received from you has diverted me beyond moderation. I could die of laughter at it, as they used to say at school." —Jane Austen, September 1, 1796It's been speculated that Jane Austen may have written nearly 3,000 letters in her lifetime. While only 161 are known to have survived, that small collection offers a wealth of information about her daily life, her friends and family, her writing, and her voice. In this episode, historical sociolinguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade shares insights gained from her study of the language in Austen’s letters—from her vocabulary and spelling to her many instances of linguistic playfulness and clues about her dialect and accent.Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade is professor emeritus of English Sociohistorical Linguistics at Leiden University's Centre for Linguistics in the Netherlands. A member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, she has published widely in her field. Her works include In Search of Jane Austen: The Language of the Letters (2014), an in-depth linguistic analysis of Austen’s correspondence. For an edited transcript and show notes, visit <a href='https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep32'>https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep32</a>. *********Visit our website: <a href='https://www.jasna.org/'>www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica'>Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href='https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg'>YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href='mailto:podcast@jasna.org'>podcast@jasna.org</a>

"My dearest Cassandra, The letter which I have this moment received from you has diverted me beyond moderation. I could die of laughter at it, as they used to say at school." —Jane Austen, September 1, 1796 It's been speculated that Jane Austen may have written nearly 3,000 letters in her lifetime. While only 161 are known to have survived, that small collection offers a wealth of information about her daily life, her friends and family, her writing, and her voice. In this episode, historical sociolinguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade shares insights gained from her study of the language in Austen’s letters—from her vocabulary and spelling to her many instances of linguistic playfulness and clues about her dialect and accent. Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade is professor emeritus of English Sociohistorical Linguistics at Leiden University's Centre for Linguistics in the Netherlands. A member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, she has published widely in her field. Her works include In Search of Jane Austen: The Language of the Letters (2014), an in-depth linguistic analysis of Austen’s correspondence. For an edited transcript and show notes, visit https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep32. ********* Visit our website: www.jasna.org Follow us on Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on our YouTube channel Email: podcast@jasna.org

"My dearest Cassandra,The letter which I have this moment received from you has diverted me beyond moderation. I could die of laughter at it, as they used to say at school." —Jane Austen, September 1, 1796It's been speculated that Jane Austen may have written nearly 3,000 letters in her lifetime. While only 161 are known to have survived, that small collection offers a wealth of information about her daily life, her friends and family, her writing, and her voice. In this episode, historical sociolinguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade shares insights gained from her study of the language in Austen’s letters—from her vocabulary and spelling to her many instances of linguistic playfulness and clues about her dialect and accent.Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade is professor emeritus of English Sociohistorical Linguistics at Leiden University's Centre for Linguistics in the Netherlands. A member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, she has published widely in her field. Her works include In Search of Jane Austen: The Language of the Letters (2014), an in-depth linguistic analysis of Austen’s correspondence. For an edited transcript and show notes, visit <a href="https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep32" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep32</a>. *********Visit our website: <a href="https://www.jasna.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href="https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href="mailto:podcast@jasna.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcast@jasna.org</a>

Jane Austen & Her Letters: A Visit with Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade

Happy 2026, listeners! To kick off the new year, we’re sharing something special: Austen Chat’s first episode recorded in front of a live audience. Jane Austen lived during a remarkably dynamic period of British history and was well aware of the forces shaping her world—colonial expansion, booming global trade, revolutions in Europe and the Americas, and slavery and the abolition movement. It was also a world that included people of color whose lives were far richer and more influential and varied than often assumed today. In this episode, we talk with author Vanessa Riley, who is eager to share their stories. Join us as we discuss Miss Lambe—Austen’s mixed-race heiress in Sanditon—and meet some notable Black figures from Austen’s time, such as Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, who was born enslaved but went on to build a Caribbean business empire. Vanessa also shares some of her experiences behind the scenes (and on the screen!) of the 2024 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility as Hallmark's historical consultant. Dr. Vanessa Riley is the author of over 25 novels across across the genres of historical fiction, romance, and mystery, including a trio of books based on the true stories of extraordinary women during the Regency era: Island Queen, Queen of Exiles, and Sister Mother Warrior. Her works spotlight hidden narratives of Black women and women of color. Vanessa was the historical consultant for Hallmark’s 2024 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility and the 2024 Georgia Mystery/Detective Author of the Year for Murder in Drury Lane. With a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and other engineering degrees from Penn State, she brings a research-oriented approach to her inclusive storytelling about the Caribbean and the Georgian and Regency eras.  For a transcript and show notes, visit <a href='https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep31'>https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep31</a>. *********Visit our website: <a href='https://www.jasna.org/'>www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica'>Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href='https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg'>YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href='mailto:podcast@jasna.org'>podcast@jasna.org</a>

Happy 2026, listeners! To kick off the new year, we’re sharing something special: Austen Chat’s first episode recorded in front of a live audience. Jane Austen lived during a remarkably dynamic period of British history and was well aware of the forces shaping her world—colonial expansion, booming global trade, revolutions in Europe and the Americas, and slavery and the abolition movement. It was also a world that included people of color whose lives were far richer and more influential and varied than often assumed today. In this episode, we talk with author Vanessa Riley, who is eager to share their stories. Join us as we discuss Miss Lambe—Austen’s mixed-race heiress in Sanditon—and meet some notable Black figures from Austen’s time, such as Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, who was born enslaved but went on to build a Caribbean business empire. Vanessa also shares some of her experiences behind the scenes (and on the screen!) of the 2024 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility as Hallmark's historical consultant. Dr. Vanessa Riley is the author of over 25 novels across across the genres of historical fiction, romance, and mystery, including a trio of books based on the true stories of extraordinary women during the Regency era: Island Queen, Queen of Exiles, and Sister Mother Warrior. Her works spotlight hidden narratives of Black women and women of color. Vanessa was the historical consultant for Hallmark’s 2024 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility and the 2024 Georgia Mystery/Detective Author of the Year for Murder in Drury Lane. With a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and other engineering degrees from Penn State, she brings a research-oriented approach to her inclusive storytelling about the Caribbean and the Georgian and Regency eras. For a transcript and show notes, visit https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep31. ********* Visit our website: www.jasna.org Follow us on Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on our YouTube channel Email: podcast@jasna.org

Happy 2026, listeners! To kick off the new year, we’re sharing something special: Austen Chat’s first episode recorded in front of a live audience.&nbsp;Jane Austen lived during a remarkably dynamic period of British history and was well aware of the forces shaping her world—colonial expansion, booming global trade, revolutions in Europe and the Americas, and slavery and the abolition movement. It was also a world that included people of color whose lives were far richer and more influential and varied than often assumed today. In this episode, we talk with author Vanessa Riley, who is eager to share their stories.&nbsp;Join us as we discuss Miss Lambe—Austen’s mixed-race heiress in Sanditon—and meet some notable Black figures from Austen’s time, such as Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, who was born enslaved but went on to build a Caribbean business empire. Vanessa also shares some of her experiences behind the scenes (and on the screen!) of the 2024 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility as Hallmark's historical consultant.&nbsp;Dr. Vanessa Riley is the author of over 25 novels across across the genres of historical fiction, romance, and mystery, including a trio of books based on the true stories of extraordinary women during the Regency era: Island Queen, Queen of Exiles, and Sister Mother Warrior. Her works spotlight hidden narratives of Black women and women of color. Vanessa was the historical consultant for Hallmark’s 2024 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility and the 2024 Georgia Mystery/Detective Author of the Year for Murder in Drury Lane. With a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and other engineering degrees from Penn State, she brings a research-oriented approach to her inclusive storytelling about the Caribbean and the Georgian and Regency eras.&nbsp; For a transcript and show notes, visit <a href="https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep31" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep31</a>. *********Visit our website: <a href="https://www.jasna.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href="https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href="mailto:podcast@jasna.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcast@jasna.org</a>

Miss Lambe and Beyond: A Visit with Vanessa Riley

In this episode, Dr. Patricia Matthew sits down with guest host Dr. Anne Fertig to discuss Mansfield Park, in all its beauties and complexities, as well as Matthew’s experience editing a new edition of the novel. They also unpack the ways in which Jane Austen weaves social commentary into her novels, and how what Austen doesn’t say is sometimes just as important as what she does say. In the wrap-up, Matthew also shares a reading list of some of her other favorite eighteenth-century novels.Dr. Patricia Matthew is associate professor of English at Montclair State University, specializing in nineteenth-century British literature, Regency culture, and abolitionist literature. She is the editor of the Penguin Random Deluxe Editions of Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey released for Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, as well as the forthcoming Norton Library edition of Mansfield Park. And she is currently writing a book on sugar, gender, and British abolitionist culture for Princeton University Press. Matthew also co-edits the Oxford University Press series Race in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, and her work has appeared in the journals Women’s Writing, the Keats-Shelley Journal, and Texas Studies in Literature and Language, as well as in The Atlantic, Lapham’s Quarterly, The Times Literary Supplement, and Slate. A plenary speaker at JASNA's 2024 Annual General Meeting, Matthew is also the director of The Race and Regency Lab. For an edited transcript and show notes, visit <a href='https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep40/'>https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep40</a> *********Visit our website: <a href='https://www.jasna.org/'>www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica'>Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href='https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg'>YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href='mailto:podcast@jasna.org'>podcast@jasna.org</a>

In this episode, Dr. Patricia Matthew sits down with guest host Dr. Anne Fertig to discuss Mansfield Park, in all its beauties and complexities, as well as Matthew’s experience editing a new edition of the novel. They also unpack the ways in which Jane Austen weaves social commentary into her novels, and how what Austen doesn’t say is sometimes just as important as what she does say. In the wrap-up, Matthew also shares a reading list of some of her other favorite eighteenth-century novels. Dr. Patricia Matthew is associate professor of English at Montclair State University, specializing in nineteenth-century British literature, Regency culture, and abolitionist literature. She is the editor of the Penguin Random Deluxe Editions of Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey released for Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, as well as the forthcoming Norton Library edition of Mansfield Park. And she is currently writing a book on sugar, gender, and British abolitionist culture for Princeton University Press. Matthew also co-edits the Oxford University Press series Race in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, and her work has appeared in the journals Women’s Writing, the Keats-Shelley Journal, and Texas Studies in Literature and Language, as well as in The Atlantic, Lapham’s Quarterly, The Times Literary Supplement, and Slate. A plenary speaker at JASNA's 2024 Annual General Meeting, Matthew is also the director of The Race and Regency Lab. For an edited transcript and show notes, visit https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep40 ********* Visit our website: www.jasna.org Follow us on Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on our YouTube channel Email: podcast@jasna.org

In this episode, Dr. Patricia Matthew sits down with guest host Dr. Anne Fertig to discuss Mansfield Park, in all its beauties and complexities, as well as Matthew’s experience editing a new edition of the novel. They also unpack the ways in which Jane Austen weaves social commentary into her novels, and how what Austen doesn’t say is sometimes just as important as what she does say. In the wrap-up, Matthew also shares a reading list of some of her other favorite eighteenth-century novels.Dr. Patricia Matthew is associate professor of English at Montclair State University, specializing in nineteenth-century British literature, Regency culture, and abolitionist literature. She is the editor of the Penguin Random Deluxe Editions of Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey released for Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, as well as the forthcoming Norton Library edition of Mansfield Park. And she is currently writing a book on sugar, gender, and British abolitionist culture for Princeton University Press. Matthew also co-edits the Oxford University Press series Race in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, and her work has appeared in the journals Women’s Writing, the Keats-Shelley Journal, and Texas Studies in Literature and Language, as well as in The Atlantic, Lapham’s Quarterly, The Times Literary Supplement, and Slate. A plenary speaker at JASNA's 2024 Annual General Meeting, Matthew is also the director of The Race and Regency Lab. For an edited transcript and show notes, visit <a href="https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep40/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep40</a> *********Visit our website: <a href="https://www.jasna.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href="https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href="mailto:podcast@jasna.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcast@jasna.org</a>

Reading Between the Lines of Mansfield Park: A Visit with Patricia Matthew

Rereading Jane Austen’s novels with an understanding of the literary conventions of her time can reveal new layers of meaning that modern audiences may miss. In this episode, we sit down with Austen scholar Elaine Bander, author of Reading with Jane Austen, to explore how Austen used and deliberately played against the conventions of the romance fiction of her day, as well as forms such as the “two-heroine” novel and the “female Quixote.” Along the way, we’ll gain fresh perspectives on Fanny Price, Marianne Dashwood, and Elizabeth Bennet, and discover how Austen took familiar literary traditions and turned them in unexpected directions.Dr. Elaine Bander is retired from Dawson College in Montreal, Canada, where she taught English for three decades. She has published numerous essays and book chapters on Jane Austen and other Georgian writers, including contributions to JASNA’s journals Persuasions and Persuasions On-Line. A frequent speaker on Austen, Elaine has also served as president of JASNA Canada and of the Burney Society (North America).For an edited transcript and show notes, visit <a href='https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep39'>https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep39</a> *********Visit our website: <a href='https://www.jasna.org/'>www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica'>Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href='https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg'>YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href='mailto:podcast@jasna.org'>podcast@jasna.org</a>

Rereading Jane Austen’s novels with an understanding of the literary conventions of her time can reveal new layers of meaning that modern audiences may miss. In this episode, we sit down with Austen scholar Elaine Bander, author of Reading with Jane Austen, to explore how Austen used and deliberately played against the conventions of the romance fiction of her day, as well as forms such as the “two-heroine” novel and the “female Quixote.” Along the way, we’ll gain fresh perspectives on Fanny Price, Marianne Dashwood, and Elizabeth Bennet, and discover how Austen took familiar literary traditions and turned them in unexpected directions. Dr. Elaine Bander is retired from Dawson College in Montreal, Canada, where she taught English for three decades. She has published numerous essays and book chapters on Jane Austen and other Georgian writers, including contributions to JASNA’s journals Persuasions and Persuasions On-Line. A frequent speaker on Austen, Elaine has also served as president of JASNA Canada and of the Burney Society (North America). For an edited transcript and show notes, visit https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep39 ********* Visit our website: www.jasna.org Follow us on Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to the podcast on our YouTube channel Email: podcast@jasna.org

Rereading Jane Austen’s novels with an understanding of the literary conventions of her time can reveal new layers of meaning that modern audiences may miss. In this episode, we sit down with Austen scholar Elaine Bander, author of Reading with Jane Austen, to explore how Austen used and deliberately played against the conventions of the romance fiction of her day, as well as forms such as the “two-heroine” novel and the “female Quixote.” Along the way, we’ll gain fresh perspectives on Fanny Price, Marianne Dashwood, and Elizabeth Bennet, and discover how Austen took familiar literary traditions and turned them in unexpected directions.Dr. Elaine Bander is retired from Dawson College in Montreal, Canada, where she taught English for three decades. She has published numerous essays and book chapters on Jane Austen and other Georgian writers, including contributions to JASNA’s journals Persuasions and Persuasions On-Line. A frequent speaker on Austen, Elaine has also served as president of JASNA Canada and of the Burney Society (North America).For an edited transcript and show notes, visit <a href="https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep39" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/ep39</a> *********Visit our website: <a href="https://www.jasna.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.jasna.org</a> Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasnaorg/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenSocietyofNorthAmerica" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> Subscribe to the podcast on our <a href="https://youtube.com/@jasnaorg" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a> Email: <a href="mailto:podcast@jasna.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcast@jasna.org</a>

Rereading Jane Austen: A Visit with Elaine Bander

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