The good and the bad of Austen appearing on British £10 note
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Tag Archives: Jane Austen
Jane Austen to Grace £10 Note
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Jane Austen, Mistress of Manipulation
A new political science text shows that Jane Austen has a shrewd understanding of game theory.
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Jane Austen: Feminine AND Feministy
In my student’s eyes, there’s no contradiction between Austen the satirist and Austen the romance writer.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ann Radcliffe, Feminism, Maria Edgeworth, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Sanditon, Walter Scott Comments closed
Jane Austen and the Ethics of Care
Austen’s Emma demonstrates an ethics of care–but only for people in her own class.
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A Millennial Reads Jane Austen
In this millennial’s reading of Jane Austen, she is somewhere between feminine and feministy.
Jane Austen Has Something for Everyone
No two students respond to Jane Austen the same.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Relationships, Sense and Sensibility, teaching Comments closed
George Knightley as a GOP Moderate
Mr. Knightley chastises Emma because she undermines their class superiority. The GOP establishment is worried about something similar.