In which I push back against an article warning about emotional identification with literary characters.
Tag Archives: Jane Austen
The Dangers of Emotional Identification
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The Dreadful Sound of Trump (not that one)
Wednesday On Monday I hosted what proved to be a lovely luncheon (an onion tart, ratatouille, and a trifle) for Vanderbilt University Librarian Valerie Hotchkiss, who was in Sewanee to discuss a presentation I will be giving at the university on the card game Speculation. Jane Austen fans will recognize it as the game played […]
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Imagine Lit Characters in Reality TV
Thursday I came across this enjoyable tweet from one Ross Danniel Bullen, who imagines a Victorian version of the House Hunters television show: Host: I— Henry James: I should like a kitchen whose concept is – how shall I conceive of it – not closed, not in some way occluded, but bright, agape, unrestrained as […]
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Jane Austen Explains Mansplaining
Jane Austen understood mansplaining very well. “Northanger Abbey” provides a case study.
My “Last Lecture”
I share here my “last lecture” from my retirement ceremony. (But rest assured: I will not be retiring from this blog.)
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Austen: Standing Up to Harassers
Jane Austen has powerful lessons for those battling systemic sexism.
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