by jasnasouthwest | Apr 24, 2021 | Events, Featured, News
If you missed Kimberly Alexander’s wonderful April 24, 2021, talk on “18th Century Shoes and Their Secret Stories,” or want to revisit the presentation or share it with a friend, the video is now live on the JASNA Southwest YouTube channel. The chat...
by jasnasouthwest | Apr 1, 2021 | Events, Featured, News
Aydrea Walden, creator and star of the web series Black Girl in a Big Dress, joined Jillian Davis—co-creator of The Pemberley Podcast—for an Instagram Live chat on March 30 for JASNA Southwest. Video from the event is now available online. Walden shared her love of...
by jasnasouthwest | Apr 1, 2021 | Events, Featured, News
Author Karen Tei Yamashita’s enlightening March 27 talk on her 2020 book, Sansei and Sensibility, is now available on the JASNA Southwest YouTube channel. Inspired by her sister Jane Tomi Boltz (pictured left with Yamashita) and her love of all things Austen,...
by jasnasouthwest | Feb 26, 2021 | Featured, News
Jillian Davis and Yolanda Rodriguez have joined the 2021 Young Filmmakers Contest committee after winning the 2020 contest in the over-20 category. Davis is a Southern California native and L.A. resident who can thank the 2005 Pride & Prejudice movie and The...
by jasnasouthwest | Feb 26, 2021 | Events, Featured, News
In her beautifully illustrated Zoom presentation on February 20, art historian, curator and author Nancy Mowll Mathews addressed the public image of both Jane Austen and impressionist Mary Cassatt. Mathews revealed how much Cassatt hated her portrait that was painted...
by jasnasouthwest | Jan 24, 2021 | Featured, News
We’ve officially launched the 2021 Young Filmmakers Contest. Please help spread the word to any teachers, professors or aspiring young filmmakers and fans of Jane Austen! Any amateur filmmakers under the age of 30 in North America are eligible to enter. Entry is...