Jane Austen on £10 Note
What could more traditional in an English Language Arts curriculum than reading Pride & Prejudice in a Survey of British Literature course? Here, I taught the unit incorporating global education in a way that enhances the experience for students and gives Austen the respect her work deserves. After all, the spirit of her novel is a plea to see beyond society's view of love, marriage, as well as the confining roles of men and women in the world. Below, you will find materials I used in conjunction with Austen's Pride & Prejudice, along with a writing assignment that forces students to see the work in the context of the larger world.
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What Jane Austen Can Teach Us About Our New Internet Selves by Julie Salmon Kelleher
What do the telling and retelling of an age-old story teach us about media today? Watch this talk and find out. Click on the image and watch Julie Salmon Kelleher's TED Talk.
Jane Austen: an 18th century woman for the 21st century by JoAnne Podis
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. JoAnne Podis has a passion for the works of Jane Austen. Why? For more than 200 years one of her novels has never been out of print. Film adaptations of her works abound. Two of the world's most famous mystery writers have written novels that riff on hers. No less a publication than The Atlantic features her in a recent article on economics. Who is this mystery woman? Jane Austen—a woman made for the 21st century but born in the 18th. In this talk learn why her appeal transcends time and culture and provides values, voice, and vision for the ages.
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Eligible
This 'Pride and Prejudice' in 21st century America is a flirty, witty chat with an ex. Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Eligible’ is part of a literary project to rewrite Jane Austen in contemporary versions.
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Click on the image to see the article from Scrollin.com
Jane Austen Goes Global
Women Are Finally Back on Banknotes as Jane Austen £10 Goes Into Circulation in the UK.
A new £10 banknote featuring novelist Jane Austen goes into circulation in the UK today, in a major victory for women’s rights campaigners.
The new note means the return of women to British banknotes, after a 4-month campaign calling for women’s historical achievements to be recognised.
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Click on the image to read the article from Global Citizen.
Global Jane Austen
Despite dying in relative obscurity, Jane Austen has become a global force as different readers across time, space and media have responded to her work. This volume examines the ways in which her novels affect individual psychologies and how Janeites experience her work, from visiting her home to public re-enactments to films based on her writings.
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Jane Austen's worldwide fan club
Almost 200 years after Jane Austen's death, the English writer is still adored around the world. BBC News spoke to some of the fans for whom a love of Austen's work has evolved into a way of life.
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Jane Austen in The Review of English Studies
Over the past ten to fifteen years, The Review of English Studies has become a major forum for new research on Jane Austen, and has published work by some of the most influential scholars in the field. To mark the bicentenary of Austen’s death on 18 July 1817, Oxford University Press is making nine recent RES articles free to access until 31st August 2017. These essays represent a range of approaches to, and contextualizations of, Austen’s novels, from interpretative criticism and linguistic analysis to book history and textual studies.
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