JASP 2023 Schedule
All events are at Murphey Hall on the UNC campus unless otherwise noted. This is a tentative schedule. Events listed are subject to change.
Find books by our speakers at our JASP 2023 Virtual Bookstore via Jane Austen Books. Use the code JASP23pickup at checkout, and your order will be waiting for you at event registration (no shipping fees!).
COVID policy: JASP will be in full compliance with the latest CDC and state health guidelines. At this point, that means strongly encouraging masking. Should there be changes, we will announce them as soon as we can so that everyone can plan accordingly.
Thursday, June 15
JASP's Thursday coincides with the 8th International Society of Literary Juvenilia Conference, June 13-15, on the UNC Campus. On Thursday, JASP and ISLJ participants may attend both groups' events.
9:00-10:00
Breakfast at hotels. Please check with your hotel regarding breakfast serving hours.
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Or breakfast at Murphey. London.
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8:30-10:00
ISLJ annual general meeting.
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10:00-2:00
Conference registration and check-in. All participants receive packets and name tags. Vernon Castle.
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10:00-5:00 ​
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​Costume rental open. Bath.
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Silent auction. Edward Street.
10:15-11:15
ISLJ: Keynote on George Moses Horton by Eliza Richards. Parklands.
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10:30-12:00
Teachers' Forum I. Churchill.
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11:30-12:30
ISLJ: Lunchtime Roundtable, "Editing Elizabeth Barrett Browning for the Juvenilia Press," Eric Bontempo. Anna Merz, Lauren Pinkerton, Celeste Seifert, Emily Sferra, Katherine Stein, Beverly Taylor, Sarah Walton. Parklands. ORDER LUNCH or bring your own.
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12:00-2:00 
Book craft workshop. Led by Lori Mulligan Davis. Langford.
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12:00-2:00 
Lunch on your own (many options on the UNC campus and on Franklin Street).
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12:45-2:15
ISLJ panel: “‘Juvenilia’ with a small ‘j:’ illustrated manuscripts by children in the Cotsen Children’s Library,” Andrea Immel, Princeton University. With respondents Tim Gress, UNC-Chapel Hill and NYPL, and Liz Shand, Dartmouth College. Parklands.
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1:00-2:00 
JASP+ Welcome. (Only for those teachers participating in the JASP+ program.) Churchill.
2:15-2:30  ​
Welcome (Inger Brodey, Sarah Schaefer Walton, Jennifer Abella and Eric Bontempo). Parklands.
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2:30-3:15
Plenary: "Lady Susan and the Ethics of Care," Kimiyo Ogawa. Parklands.
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3:30-5:30
Special Collections Digital Presentation: “Literary Juvenilia in the Time of Jane Austen (plus its Afterlife)."
Parklands.
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5:30-6:30
Dance practice I. Carolina Union, GSU-1306 (also called the Carolina Union Rehearsal Space). LINK: Dance instructions.​
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6:30-8:00
Dinner on your own.
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8:00-11:00
Regency Game Night, hosted by Frans and Ruth Verbunt. Events include an original theatrical, a short talk by our playwright Adam McCune, and fun Regency games, including instruction in whist. Gerrard Hall.
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Friday, June 16
8:00-9:00
Breakfast at hotels. Please check with your hotel regarding breakfast serving hours.
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Or breakfast at Murphey. London.
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8:00-8:45
Meeting for presenters, mandatory for graduate students & discussion leaders. Parklands.
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9:00-6:00
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​Costume rental open. Bath.
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Silent auction. Edward Street.
9:00-9:15
Context Corner I: "Eighteenth-Century Novelistic Conventions," Olivia Levin. Parklands.
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9:15-10:00
Context Response Discussion Sessions I. Break into discussion groups in assigned rooms.
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10:10-10:45
Elevenses. London.
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11:00-12:30
Plenary panel: Deborah Knuth Klenck: ("'If I am Vain of Anything, it is of my Eloquence': How to Speak like a Bad Person." Lesley Peterson: " 'The favourite Sultana of the great Mogul': Orientalism and Empire in Jane Austen’s 'Jack and Alice'.” Breckyn Wood: "Austen the Editor." Parklands.
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12:30-2:00
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Lunch on your own.
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Teachers Scholarship Awardees' Lunch. Churchill.
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Sewing Workshop: Make your own cloth doll. Led by Ann Wass. Gretna-Green.
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2:00-3:00
Plenary: "Young Writers in Austen's Time," Laurie Langbauer. Parklands.
3:00-3:15
Context Corner II: "Books of a Lighter Kind: Children's Literature in Georgian England," Madison Storrs. Parklands.
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3:15-4:00
Context Response Discussion Session II. Break into discussion groups in assigned rooms.
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4:00-5:00
Plenary: "Intimations of Maturity," Juliet McMaster. Parklands.
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5:15-6:15
Dance practice II. Carolina Union, GSU-1306 (also called the Carolina Union Rehearsal Space). LINK: Dance instructions.
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6:30-8:00
Reception with heavy hors d'oeuvres. Hyde Hall.
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8:15-8:45
A pre-screening discussion with Whit Stillman. Varsity Theatre.
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8:45-10:15
Screening: "Love & Friendship." Varsity Theatre.
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10:15-10:45
Post-screening discussion with Whit Stillman.Varsity Theatre.
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Saturday, June 17
8:00-9:00
Breakfast at hotels. Please check with your hotel regarding breakfast serving hours.
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Or breakfast at Murphey. London.
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9:00-4:00
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​Costume rental open. Bath.
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Silent auction opens. Edward Street.
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9:30-9:45
Context Corner III: "Adolescence and Education in the Late Eighteenth Century," Celeste Seifert. Parklands.
9:45-10:45
Context Response Discussion Session III. Break into discussion groups in assigned rooms.
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10:45-11:30
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Elevenses. London.
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Undergraduate Poster Session I. Kitty's Bower.
11:30
Silent auction ends (payment and pickup to be completed by 5:00 p.m. today). Bath.
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11:30-12:30
Plenary: "Children's Wear in England, 1790-1820," Ann Wass. Parklands.
12:30-2:00
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Book signing with Whit Stillman, Sayantani DasGupta, Maria Grace, Juliet McMaster, Adam McCune and others. Lesley Castle.
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Lunch on your own.
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Undergraduate Poster Session II. Kitty's Bower.
2:00-3:00
Plenary: "Impertinence and Impropriety: Using Dragons to Voice Austen's Big Ideas," Maria Grace. Parklands.
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3:00-4:30
Teachers' Forum II. Parklands.
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4:00-7:00
Dinner on your own.
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7:00-10:00
Regency ball. (Regency wear encouraged but not required.) Carolina Union Great Hall. LINK: Dance instructions. Syllabub Musicians: Julie Gorka, Mara Shea, and Walt Robinson.
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Sunday, June 18
8:00-9:00
Breakfast at hotels. Please check with your hotel regarding breakfast serving hours.
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Or breakfast at Murphey. London.
9:00-12:00
Costume Returns. Bath.
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9:00-10:00
Plenary: Katie Childs, Chawton House. Via Zoom. Parklands.
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10:00-10:15
Context Corner IV: "Music, Class, and Virtue," David Palko. Parklands.
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10:15-11:00
Context Response Discussion Session IV. Break into discussion groups in assigned rooms.
11:10-11:45
Elevenses. London.
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11:45-1:15
Adaptations and Afterlives panel discussion with Sayantani DasGupta, Adam McCune, and Sarah Hurley will explore adapting Austen from multiple angles. Hosted by Heather King. Parklands.
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1:15-1:45
Formal Farewell, Leave-taking, Prizes, & Sundry Announcements. Parklands.
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