Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest Region
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2021 Young Filmmakers Contest Officially Launched
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 free....
Watch Our 2020 Young Filmmakers Contest Winners
A lively Q&A session with the filmmakers and two of our esteemed judges followed the January 24, 2021, premiere screening of the 2020 Young Filmmakers Contest winning films. Judges Kenny Turan (retired longtime Los Angeles Times film critic) and...
Prof. Jason Solinger Event Video Now Online
If you missed our "Anti-Historical Austen" event with Prof. Jason Solinger on Jan. 16—or want to revisit the talk or share it with a friend—the video is now available on the JASNA Southwest YouTube channel. JASNA members and friends from all over North America, as...
In Memoriam: Clara Browda
Longtime JASNA member Clara Browda died on December 1. Founder of the West Los Angeles Reading Group, Clara was a constant presence at JASNA Southwest events and attended at least 18 JASNA Annual General Meetings. A voracious reader, she kept the West L.A. Reading...
Register Now for Young Filmmakers Premiere Event
Register now for our virtual meeting from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday, January 24, 2021, when we will premiere the winning entries of our fourth annual Young Filmmakers Contest. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and several...
Young Filmmakers Winners Announced!
JASNA Southwest has announced the winners of our fourth annual Young Filmmakers Contest in two age categories: Under 20 and Over 20. Selected from an unprecedented volume of entries, each of the winning entries explored the characters, books, mores and life of Jane...
Register Now for Feb. 20 With Art History Nancy Mowll Mathews
Register now for our event on Saturday, February 20, from 11-12:15 p.m. Pacific time, for a talk by art historian, curator and author Nancy Mowll Mathews on "Austen and Cassatt: Working From Home." Mathews is the Emerita Eugénie Prendergast Senior Curator of 19th and...
Registration Open for Prof. Jason Solinger’s Presentation Jan. 16
Register now for our next free virtual meeting, Saturday, January 16, from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Pacific time. Professor Jason Solinger will reprise his breakout talk "Anti-Historical Austen: From 'The History of England' to Northanger Abbey" from the 2020 JASNA Virtual...
Jane Boltz Regency Fashion Talk Now Online
JASNA Southwest board member Jane Boltz' presentation "Exploring Regency-Era Fashions for Women and Men by a Prejudiced and Amateur Seamstress" is now live on our YouTube channel, where you also catch up on past virtual events. In the illustrated talk, she models many...
Prof. Jason Solinger Presentation Set for Jan. 16
On Saturday, January 16, from 11-12:30 p.m. Pacific time, join us for a virtual talk by Jason Solinger on "Anti-Historical Austen: From 'The History of England' to Northanger Abbey." Solinger is an associate professor of English at the University of Mississippi, where...