All events are virtual and subject to change.
All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.
Thursday, June 17
9:00
Emporium open. (Will be open throughout program.)
9:00-5:00 Bath
Concierge/Help Desk open
9:30-10:00 Steventon
Welcome. (Inger Brodey & James Thompson)
10:00–12:00 Chawton
Creative writing workshop: “Creating Your Own Adaptation.” Requires separate registration. (Mary Robinette Kowal & Soniah Kamal)
11:00-12:00 Bath
Teachers’ forum. (Caitlin Donovan & Kathryn Edelstein)
12:15–1:15 Steventon
Elevenses: “An Artist Cannot Do Anything Slovenly”:
The Making of “A Most Clever Girl.” Author Jasmine A. Stirling gives a behind-the-scenes look into her process of researching and writing her picture book biography “A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice,” with an emphasis on her meticulous use of Austen’s novels, letters, and juvenilia, and her interpretation of Claire Tomalin’s biography, “Jane Austen: A Life.” Stirling also discuss the picture book development process from an author’s perspective.
1:30-2:30 Chawton
Louis Round Wilson Library rare-book and manuscript exhibit, "The Worlds Within Austen's Two Inches of Ivory"
2:30-3:30 Chawton
Ackland Art Museum tour, “Art and Empire: The Exterior Forces of Austen’s Interior World.”
3:30-4:30 Chawton
Embroidery workshop with a visit from Jennie Batchelor.
5:00–6:00 Steventon
Plenary address: “Adapting the Glamourous Regency: When You Want to Add Magic to Your Jane Austen, How Do You Do It Without Breaking History?,” by Mary Robinette Kowal, author of the Glamourist Histories series.
6:15–7:15 Steventon
Welcome banquet/cook-along.
6:15–7:15 Chawton
Trivia game based on the assigned readings.
7:15–8:15 Steventon
Dinner plenary address: “Beyond ‘Two Inches…of Ivory’: Jane Austen and the World of the Regency,” by Robert Morrison, author of "The Regency Years: During which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern."
Friday, June 18
9:30-5:00 Bath
Concierge/Help Desk open
10:00–10:30 Chawton
Context Corner I: “Spilling the Tea: Contextualizing Tea, Gender, and Race in the Regency.” Elevenses with demonstration. (KC Hysmith)
10:30-11:30 Chawton
Context Response Discussion Session I. Discussion groups in breakout rooms.
12:00–1:00 Chawton
Teachers Scholarship Recipients’ & Essay Contest Winners’ Lunch.
1:00-2:00 Steventon
Plenary address: “Turbans, Tunics, and Turkish Gauze: Eastern Inspiration in Regency Fashion,” by Samantha Bullat.
2:00-3:30 Chawton
Turban-making workshop.
3:45-4:45 Steventon
“‘What Jane Saw’: Austen, Art, and Celebrity Culture.” Plenary address and Q/A with Janine Barchas, author of "Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History," "Location, and Celebrity" and "The Lost Books of Jane Austen."
4:45-5:00 Chawton
Context Corner II: Publication history. (Liz Shand)
5:00-6:00 Chawton
Context Response Discussion Session II. Discussion groups in breakout rooms.
7:30–9:00 Steventon
Original Theatrical Productions:
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Jane Austen’s “History of England,” adapted and directed by Adam and Blanche McCune.
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“Manydown,” written by Sarah Rose Kearns, directed by Mia Moravis.
Q/A session with directors and actors to follow performances.
Screen on your own: "Becoming Jane".
Saturday, June 19
9:00-5:00 Bath
Concierge/Help Desk open.
10:00-10:20 Chawton
Context Corner III: Whigs and Tories. (Anne Fertig)
10:30–11:30 Chawton
Context Response Discussion Session III. Discussion groups in breakout rooms.
11:30–1:00 Chawton
Elevenses: “‘The Keys to the Wine and Closet’: Austen’s World of Food and Drink” AND the first-ever JASPBO (Jane Austen Summer Program Bake Off). (KC Hysmith and Eric Bontempo)
1:00-2:00 Steventon
ENGL 235 student “poster” presentations.
2:00-3:00 Chawton
Teacher workshop.
3:00-4:00 Steventon
Plenary address: “Writing in Austen’s England,” by R.B. Bartgis.
4:15-5:30 Chawton
Penmanship workshop #1 with R.B. Bartgis.
7:00–10:30 Chawton
Murder mystery game. (With special appearance by Susannah Fullerton)
Screen on your own: "Bridgerton," Episode 1.
Sunday, June 20
8:30-3:00 Bath
Concierge/ Help Desk open.
8:45-10:00 Chawton
Penmanship workshop #2 with R.B. Bartgis.
10:00-10:20 Steventon
Context Corner IV: Motherhood. (Katherine Stein)
10:30-12:00 Steventon
Panel on Austen’s own afterlives in film, fiction and media.
12:30-2:00 Chawton
Context Corner Discussion IV. Discussion groups in breakout rooms.
2:00-3:00 Steventon
"Regency Celebrities" by Jocelyn Harris.
3:00-3:30 Steventon
JASP Farewell and sneak peek of next year.