Livestream/Virtual AGM

For those who can't travel to Tucson, the Livestream/Virtual AGM is an excellent option. It includes as-it-happens livestreaming of all the plenary sessions, Special Guest Speaker Gillian Hornby's appearance, four breakout sessions, four special sessions, and the Regency Promenade. All of these, plus additional sessions, will be recorded and available for viewing at your convenience until February 1, 2027.

To register for the Livestream/Virtual AGM, visit the Registration webpage and click the green REGISTER button.

During livestreams, viewers can submit their questions for speakers; a moderator will present a selection of questions from both the remote and in-person audience. A highlight for past participants has been conversation with other Livestream subscribers through the chat window and during special scheduled video chats. Livestream/Virtual subscribers will also have access to Emporium vendor listings, and an additional surprise or two are likely.

Not sure if it's right for you? The site for viewing livestreams and recordings is streamlined and simple. A good internet connection is required, and viewing from a computer rather than a phone works better for most people. If you can stream movies on your computer, the livestream should work fine for you. Technical tips and support will be provided to subscribers closer to the conference date.

Sessions to be Livestreamed and Recorded

The following sessions will be both livestreamed and recorded.  Recordings will be available to Livestream/Virtual subscribers and Attendee Plus registrants until February 1, 2027. 

For descriptions of the sessions and biographies of the speakers, please see the Plenary Speakers and Breakout and Special Session Speakers webpages.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Special Session: Fashion in Focus 1

• Ann Wass, "Masquerades and Fancy Dress Balls"
• Alison Woo, "Baubles and Beads: Jewelry Shopping in Austen's Regency World"
• Lena Ruth Yasutake, "The Meaning of Muslin: More Than Mere Material"

Special Session: Fashion in Focus 2

• Ros Ballaster, "Belles and Bath: The Designs of Fashion in Jane Austen and Mary Ann Bell"
• Kristen Miller Zohn, "The Power of Pockets"

AGM Opening

Carole Medine Moss Keynote Lecture: Hazel Jones, "Bath is Still Bath"

Breakout Session: Andrew Elfenbein, "On Not Cooperating in Northanger Abbey"

Plenary Lecture: Brandon Taylor, "Persuasion as a Novel of Second Chances and Transformations"

Special Guest Speaker: A Conversation With Gillian Hornby (author of Miss Austen)

Special Session: Open Mic Night

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31

JASNA North American Scholar Lecture: Devoney Looser, "Faster and Faster: The Speed of Life in Jane Austen's Bath Novels”

Breakout Session: Linda Zionkowski, "What the Admiral Saw: Naval Images and Popular History in Persuasion"

Breakout Session: Christopher Empett, "Brothers, Wives, and Warriors: A Look at Women Afloat in the Regency Royal Navy"

Breakout Session: Linda Troost and Sayre Greenfield, "Getting Into Hot Water: Austen and Bath's Literary Tradition"

Regency Promenade: AGM Attendees and Companions show off their Regency evening attire prior to the Masquerade Ball

Special Session: Colin Carman, "Under the Influence: Intemperance and the Wild Men in Jane Austen"

Special Session: Cheryl Butler, "Mrs. Tring Invites You to Take ‘The Flounce’: A Performance"

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Sunday Opening Remarks

Plenary Lecture: Lidia Chang, "Music as Social Mediator in Persuasion and Northanger Abbey"

Additional Sessions to Be Recorded

Breakout Session: Inger S. B. Brodey, "Jane Austen and the Art of Travel"

Breakout Session: Juliet McMaster, "Jane Austen's Men from Henry to Frederick: Tutors or Pupils?"

Breakout Session: New Voices Breakout Speaker Nada Saadoui, "Walking through Bath: Female Mobility, Urban Space, and Social Expectation in Northanger Abbey and Persuasion"

Breakout Session: Peter Sabor, '“Such an Excellent Correspondent”: Reading and Writing Letters in Persuasion"