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2013, Uncategorized

Austen in Austin

Posted by blesso2013 on March 25, 2013May 15, 2014

You could put a few lines in here about Austin’s culture and why it’s so attractive for Janeites, or perhaps how your JASNA group got started.

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The Unmarriageable events continue! Our regional coordinator, Melinda O’Connell, attended a lunch event today with the Austin Arts & Drama Initiative (AADI) to honor Soniah Kamal and her book, Unmarriageable. We love forming new partnerships with other organizations, exploring the world of Austen, and celebrating new Austen-related endeavors! - - - - - - Repost from @louiseftw - - - - - - I had the privilege of joining Soniah Kamal and the women of Austin Arts & Drama Initiative (AADI) for a delicious lunch and discussion of Soniah’s book Unmarriageable. Inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, it’s a story that takes place in Pakistan and presents the parallels between Austen’s time and the present day, proving that Austen continues to cross cultural boundaries and remains relevant, even in the 21st century. (That’s a gross oversimplification of the book, but go read it for yourself, and you’ll see just how genius it is. Here’s a review from NPR that does it more justice: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/20/686316472/unmarriageable-sets-pride-and-prejudice-in-pakistan.) • Thank you, Sumaiya, Soniah, and the rest of AADI, for having me! It was such a pleasure meeting all of you. I had a wonderful time! • #Unmarriageable #AADI #JASNA #PrideAndPrejudice
JASNA member @cherylmoczy attended the Unmarriageable event yesterday with Soniah Kamal and had a wonderful time! What great way to spend #InternationalWomensDay! - - - - - - #RepostPlus @soniahkamal - - - - - - Thank you to @larkandowlbooksellers for a lovely event, for complimentary coffee and a the gift of a gorgeous t-shirt! Thank you to everybody who came out. Thank you for sharing your #internationalwomensday2020 with #Unmarriageable 🤓🔥🤓
Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay with some of our favorite Austen women and Austen herself! #Austen #JASNA #Janeites #Austenites
Soniah Kamal, author of Unmarriageable: Pride & Prejudice in Pakistan will be at Lark & Owl Booksellers on Sunday, March 8 to give a presentation on “Austen and the Universalities of Literature.” Join us! • Kamal will also be speaking at the AGM, the Jane Austen Festival in Louisville, and is giving the Jane Austen birthday toast for JASNA North California in December. • #JASNA #Janeites #Austenites #Unmarriageable

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