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Jane Austen Society of Australia

Calendar of Events 2008

All meetings are held at:
   Uniting Church
   7 Lord Street
   Roseville NSW
unless otherwise indicated.

Read extracts from talks given at meetings and conferences and published in JASA's journal Sensibilities

Attendance at meetings is $4 per person, unless otherwise indicated (all amounts in Australian dollars). This fee covers venue hire, gift vouchers for guest speakers, a first-class afternoon tea and, very importantly, insurance cover for attendees while at the venue. Bookings not required unless otherwise indicated.

Use the handy JASA Order Form  to book for the Annual Conference and Study Days, or simply to renew your own membership or give a membership as a gift.

Jane Austen phone line:
(02) 9380 5894
Email: info@jasa.net.au

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For Your Diary
2008

Talks by Susannah Fullerton 
President, JASA

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5, 12, 19 and 26 February 
Four master classes at the 
State Library of NSW 
‘Elegance and Chaos: Literature and Society in the Regency Age’
Phone 9273 1770 for bookings 

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 ‘Shakespeare’s Contemporaries’
A series of three lectures at the Art Gallery of NSW 
Morning tea included (each talk one hour)
Phone Art Gallery of NSW on 9225 1744 for bookings and costs
Topics include: 

Thursday 7 February
‘Christopher Marlowe’ 
10 for 10:30am 

Thursday 14 February 
‘John Donne’ 
10 for 10:30am 

Thursday 21 February 
‘Sir Walter Raleigh’ 
10 for 10:30am  

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Friday 15 February 
‘Kenneth Grahame and The Wind in the Willows’ 
WEA, 6-8:30pm (supper included)
Phone WEA on 9264 2781 to book.

Sat 16 February

JASA AGM
and
Fanny Burney and the Evolution of Jane
Yvette Field, JASA Member
2:00 pm
Roseville

Sat 15 March 

JASA STUDY DAY 
Sense and Sensibility: A Tale of Three Sisters 
10:00 am - 4:00 pm 
Cost: $20 
Roseville
BOOK NOW!

Sat 19 April 

Jane Austen and Rudyard Kipling
Professor Harry Ricketts
University of Victoria, NZ
Joint meeting with the Rudyard Kipling Society of Australia
2.00 pm
Roseville 

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Sat 21 June

Death, Grief and Mourning in the Life, Times and Work of Jane Austen
Marilyn Kenny
Jane Austen Society of Melbourne
2:00 pm
Roseville

Fri 11 to Sun 13 July

JASA WEEKEND CONFERENCE 
Persuasion
Hunter Valley 
BOOK NOW!
!!! NOTE: Fully booked - waiting list available. !!!

University of Oxford
Continuing Education:
Online Courses
Jane Austen (Online)

April 2008

Many readers enjoy Austen’s novels but cannot define the qualities that make them so special and enduring. This course will help you to analyse Austen’s style and techniques, and give you a greater knowledge of the novels’ context, which will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of reading them.

Sat 16 August

The Cottage Ornée
Margaret Rock
JASA Member
2:00 pm 
Roseville

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Sat 18 October

Editing Emma
Prof Richard Cronin & Prof Dorothy McMillan
University of Glasgow
2:00 pm 
Roseville

Fri 31 October – Sun 2 November

JASA COUNTRY WEEKEND
Jane Austen and Art.
Merroo Conference Centre
182 Mill Road, Kurrajong NSW
Cost: Twin - $165 per person, Single - $205 per person, Day visitors - only $50
From 4:00 pm Friday 
BOOK NOW!

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Sat 13 December

JASA CHRISTMAS LUNCH 
Venue, costs and entertainment to be advised.
12 noon

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FEEDBACK: info@jasa.net.au

16 April 2008

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