Roman Baths in Bath, England. Photo by Alice Moore Take the spa waters with us! Where might Sanditon’s Mr. Tom Parker have found his inspiration for a fashionable spa bathing place? How did the practice of drinking tepid mineral water get started? Join JASNA-DC virtually on Sunday, June 12, at 4 p.m. (ET) when Dr. […]

The D.C. region's bench in the Chawton House rose garden in England. (Photo by Delia Bisgyer) Spend your teatime with DC Metropolitan Region Board members who went on this year's JASNA tour.  Delia Bisgyer, Lily Dow, and Emily Gold have kindly agreed to share trip highlights and some of their favorite photos with us. The […]

Did you attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Victoria or attend virtually? Share stories, thoughts and highlights. Not able to attend the AGM? Learn what it was about and take notes on speakers and topics you want to hear in the future.

Zoom presentation: JASNA-DC member Harper Sutherland will reprise her breakout session from JASNA's recently concluded Annual General Meeting in Victoria, British Columbia.  Fill out the form below to register and receive the Zoom link.

The First Quadrille at Almack's. Dr. Julie Taddeo, University of Maryland research professor of history, will present an assessment of the social, financial, and cultural characteristics of the Regency London Ton, the context for many significant events and relationships in Jane Austen’s novels. Dr. Taddeo lectures widely on Britain in the Georgian and Victorian eras […]

Author Kim Wilson, a 2022-23 JASNA Traveling Lecturer, presents a talk on "Love in the Shrubbery: Austen's Garden Legacy."

Oct. 21 at 2 p.m.: "Sense and Sensibility" group viewing at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 1660 Crystal City Dr., Arlington, Va.  Food and beverages available for purchase. Metro accessible. Free parking. Tickets $25 by Paypal or check (payable to JASNA-DC). REGISTER 

AGM recap with JASNA-Maryland on Zoom. Details TBA.

Save the date for our annual Austen birthday celebration! Location and details TBA.

Our first program of 2024 will be a virtual one, on Sunday, January 28th, at 4 p.m.  Dr Rachel Gevlin will reprise her breakout session at Denver's AGM which covered scholarly and public perceptions of Jane Austen's gender politics in Pride and Prejudice, tracing a brief history of debates around Austen's role as a feminist, particularly as […]

Mar. 3 at 4 p.m.: We will be welcoming Damianne Scott of "Black Girl Loves Jane" to our next virtual meeting! "Welcome in; Do not enter: A thoughtful exposition on the encouragement and the disappointment of diversity in Austen adaptations" This presentation will explain the theories for why diversity in Austen-based films and adaptations is […]

We are delighted to be able to host Dr. Gillian Dooley on Sunday, June 23, 2024, from Australia, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Dr. Dooley will speak about her recent book, "She played and sang: Jane Austen and music," which explores the role music played in Austen's life and in her novels. Dr. Dooley is Honorary Senior Research […]