At the end of each fall semester, we have a “fall festival” where the first year seminar students present a project to the community that shares some of what they have learned. This year my Jane Austen class invented a board game for the occasion, which they are calling Austenland. In the past, my Austen […]
Once again Jane Austen has stepped into the lives of my students and enriched their lives immeasurably.
A ranking of jane Austen’s rakes. Who is the most objectionable?
A sexual misconduct course required of all employees got me thinking of problematic situations in the books that I teach.
Of all Jane Austen’s novels, “Emma” may gives us the most interesting character study.
Literature that moves the heart seems opposed to comedy, but sometimes they work together.
A quiz to test your knowledge of Jane Austen novels.
In “Sense and Sensibility,” Austen gets us to reflect on the attractions and dangers of Nature.
Some of the dramas in Jane Austen can also be found in the NFL.
