Greetings JASP attendees!

 

Below is a schedule for our 2026 program, which may flex slightly depending on the needs of our group. An updated schedule will always be available here at this website. Add-on experiences have been carefully scheduled to not overlap with core programming such as discussion groups, dance practices, or plenary lectures.

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Thursday, 11 June

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9:00 – 11:00 AM Check-In

2nd Floor Administration Hallway - East End

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9:30 AM Regency Toys and Games: Play Graces, Hoop and Stick, and Bilbocatch

2nd Floor Administration - Administration 210

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10:00 AM Welcome from the JASP Directors

Administration 206

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10:30 AM Fort Ligonier tourists depart in private vehicles or bus from Seton Hill [add-on]

Bus departs from 1st Floor Administration - Main Entrance

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11:00 AM Seton Hill Campus Tours for those not going to Ligonier

Tour departs from Administration Lawn (just beyond Main Entrance)

In case of rain, depart from Welcome Center on 1st Floor Administration - West End.

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12:00 PM Lunch on your own in Greensburg or Ligonier

Dining options are linked here for Greensburg, and here for Ligonier.​​

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2:30 PM The King's Justice: A Colonial Mock Trial for those not going to Ligonier

Administration 206

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3:00 PM Fort Ligonier tourists depart from Ligonier [add-on]

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3:30 PM Fort Ligonier tourists return to Seton Hill [add-on]

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4:00 PM Meet the Dance Master — Dance Practice #1

Cecilian Hall (accessible from 2nd Floor Administration)

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5:00 PM JASP Staff Meeting

Administration 206

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5:30 PM Seton Hill Welcome Reception

2nd Floor Administration Hallway

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6:30 PM Opening Banquet

Lowe Dining Hall

We will proceed to Lowe Dining Hall together following the Welcome Reception. Lowe is one floor beneath 2nd Administration and connected by hallways.

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7:30 PM Plenary #1 — Maria Frawley —"Pride and Prejudice and the Languages of Liberty" Lowe Dining Hall

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Friday, 12 June

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9:00 AM Context Corner #1: Kirsten Boswell, "Jane Austen's Revolutionary Novel"

Administration 206

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9:20 – 10:00 AM Discussion Groups

Administration Classrooms

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10:00 AM Elevenses

2nd Floor Administration Hallway

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10:45 AM Plenary #2 — Anne Fertig — "Revolutionary Reading: Transatlantic Women and their Books in Great Britain and Early America" Administration 206

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12:00 PM Lunch provided at Seton Hill for all JASP attendees

Second Floor Administration, for those in the Pocket Sewing Workshop

The Greensburg Room, for all other JASP attendees

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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Pocket Sewing Lunch Workshop [add-on]

Attendees will have time for lunch (see above).

A202 – adjacent to Jane Austen Books

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1:00PM – 1:45 PM Optional Dance Practice: The Cotillion

Cecilian Hall (accessible from 2nd Floor Administration)

 

1:45 – 3:00 PM Dance Practice #2

Cecilian Hall (accessible from 2nd Floor Administration)

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3:30 PM Plenary #3 — Juliette Wells —"Lively Minds: Pride and Prejudice and Its Legacy" Administration 206

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4:30 PM JASP Pop-Up Museum with Juliette Wells

2nd Floor Administration Hallway

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Evening: Dinner on your own

Dining options are linked here!

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5:00 PM Jane Austen for Teachers: Scholar Dinner

Meet outside of Administration 206; we will proceed to dinner together.

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7:00 PM Evensong

Saint Joseph Chapel (accessible from 3rd Floor Administration)

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8:00 PM Film Screening and Panel — Manydown: A Jane Austen Story

Administration 206

With Sarah Rose Kearns and Prerna Ramachandra, moderated by Michael Kramp; Manydown is a 15-minute film.

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Saturday, 13 June

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9:00 AM Context Corner #2: Emma Zuder, "Natural Rights and Happiness in Pride and Prejudice" Administration 206

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9:20 AM Discussion Groups

Administration Classrooms

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10:15 AM Elevenses

2nd Floor Administration Hallway

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11:00 AM Jane Austen's Desk Presentation

Administration 206

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11:15 AM Plenary #4 — Michael Kramp — "Political Extremism, Difficult Dialogues, and Pride and Prejudice" Administration 206

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12:30 PM Lunch on your own

Dining options are linked here!

Note: SILENT AUCTION CLOSES

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2:00 – 3:00 PM Jane Austen 4 Teachers Workshop

Administration 206

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3:00 – 5:00 PM Dance Practice #3 — Ball Review

Seton Hill Dance and Visual Arts Center, AR 202 - Dance Performance Studio

Please wear socks or soft-soled shoes that have not been worn outside.

This location is in our beautiful downtown campus; instructions for parking and finding this space will be provided in advance of the session.

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5:00 PM Dinner on your own + dress for the Ball

Dining options are linked here!

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7:30 PM Regency Ball + Games

Cecilian Hall and The Parlors (Administration 202)

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Sunday, 14 June

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9:00 AM Context Corner #3: Maizie Ferguson, "Marriage Laws and Customs in Georgian England and Early America" Administration 206

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9:20 AM Discussion Groups

Administration Classrooms

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10:15 AM Elevenses

2nd Floor Administration Hallway

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11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Adaptations Panel

Administration 206

With Nellie Downie, Sayre Greenfield, Katy Landres, and Linda Troost, moderated by Heather King.

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12:30 PM Formal Leavetaking

Administration 206

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1:00 PM Afternoon Tea: Jane Austen Spills the Tea [add-on]

Lowe Dining Hall

With Lena Yasutake

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