3500, November and December, Fall 2023

Thursday, November 2nd

Read Persuasion, Volume II, Chapters I through V

Presentation:
What did Anne Elliot read? / Alex Spagnuolo

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Tuesday, November 7th

Finish reading Volume II of Persuasion

Presentations:
Anne Elliot’s Bath / Reagan Simmons
The Masculine Ideal in Austen’s World/ Aubrey Rigdon

Thursday, November 9th

Persuasion Adaptations

Fanfiction Groups Meet and choose reading for the class

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Tuesday, November 14th

We’re meeting over in the Special Collections Library today for a presentation on nineteenth-century clothing and culture. Room 329.

Special Collections Libraries

Monday: 8:00am – 5pm Tuesday: 8:00am – 7pm Wednesday: 8:00am – 5pm Thursday: 8:00am – 7:00pm Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed Hours may vary. Check the Full Calendar. Parking for off-campus visitors is available in the Hull Street deck at an hourly rate. Enter at the south entrance near Baxter Street.

Thursday, November 16th

Take Kayleigh’s Austen Character Quiz. You can find the link on eLC.

MorticiaYouSpokeFrench. “Rudeness and Retribution.” Archive of Our Own. Organization for Transformative Works. 12 Nov 2019. Web. 6 Nov 2023.
<https://archiveofourown.org/works/21405847/chapters/50998003> [Nathalie, Aubrey, Alex, Rachel]

The first four chapters of schanen. “Mama, Can you Die From a Broken Heart.” Archive of Our Own. Organization for Transformative Works. 4 June 2021. Web. 4 Nov 2023
<https://archiveofourown.org/works/31742227/chapters/78568771#workskin> [Cassidy, Will, Caroline McQueen]

Olivie Blake. “So Fair and Full of Flesh.” Archive of Our Own. Organization for Transformative Works. 30 Jan 2021. Web. 4 Nov 2023 <https://archiveofourown.org/works/29093523> [Bekah, Bella, Gabby, Carmen]

Dueceforawoman. “Certainly, were I Empress of the World.” FanFiction. 19 Jan 2023. Web. 7 Nov 2023. <https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14181464/1/certainly-were-I-Empress-of-the-World> [Kayleigh, Rainier, Barnett, Emily]

DaisyNinjaGirl. “A Step Not Taken.” Archive of Our Own. Organization for Transformative Works. 25 Dec 2019. Web. 9 Nov 2023.
<https://archiveofourown.org/works/21952003> [Reagan, Emily Copp, Hailey, Caroline Newton]

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Tuesday, November 21st

Take Kayleigh’s Austen Character Quiz. You can find the link on eLC.

Description of the Third Semester Exam

Thursday, November 23rd / No Class / Thanksgiving

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Tuesday, November 28th

Creative Projects Due: In-class presentations begin

Thursday, November 30th

Creative Projects: In-class presentations continue

What does Jane Austen have to do with Bridgerton?

“The debate over Bridgerton and race” and “Shondaland’s Regency: On ‘Bridgerton’“