LindaS @lindas1775.bsky.social · 01/08/2026What with all the talk of literary adaptations on film... Earlier this year I watched the 1971 adaptation of Boccaccio's Decameron, which was promoted with this absolutely bonkers trailer (watch with sound for full effect). And then... www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA3R...youtube.comThe Decameron (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers 100
LindaS @lindas1775.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Just about 20 spaces are left, the day after registration opened. Reasons this conference is so popular year after year: diverse, high-quality speakers on a broad range of topics, great social events, a balance of learning and fun, and "the best company." 030
LindaS @lindas1775.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Who's going to the Jane Austen Soc of North America's conference (AGM) in Tucson this year? Lots of "clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation." Registration opened today, but there are still spots left. #jasna #austen #18thcentury #c18 web.cvent.com/event/babe70...web.cvent.comOverview - 2026 JASNA AGM: Jane Austen's Bath Novels: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion 152
Reposted by LindaSCZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Caregiving is female, it is VASTLY undercompensated, and every government agency and male taxpayer benefits from women’s unpaid and underpaid work. Caregiving is a Feminist Issue, it’s an equality issue, it’s an equal justice issue, and it’s a racial justice issue.businessinsider.comAmerica's millennial daughters are sacrificing their careers to care for aging boomer parentsUnpaid caregiving costs the average American woman $295,000 in lost wages and retirement savings over a lifetime, jeopardizing her financial future. 11725271
LindaS @lindas1775.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Hooray, I have at last finished A Thing that has kept me chained to the computer (mostly unproductively) for a week. Taking a break for Bluesky therapy. 010
Reposted by LindaSKarin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 22/12/2025There are so many ways that archival collections and thus histories can be amplified or silenced --including digitization. This was one of my efforts at describing how that works, and the implications. www.historians.org/perspectives...historians.orgArchival Shouting – AHASome collections of historical sources have been given a microphone, with profound consequences for the practices of history. 0338
Reposted by LindaSAll Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 23/11/2025Here is a list of upcoming Jane Austen and the Brontës virtual events scheduled for the next few months. There is a lot here from book clubs to movie nights & everything in between! Check the event websites for more information and details. 👉🏻 excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bro... 065
Reposted by LindaSLindaS @lindas1775.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Here's a comment from one of our 2025 speakers. We welcome proposals from academics and non-, and look for a wide variety of topics -- just address one or both of the theme novels in some way. 111
LindaS @lindas1775.bsky.social · 08/11/2025#cfp Explore Austen's first-sold and last-composed novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, with the Jane Austen Society of North America. CFP closes November 30. #c18 #18thc #18thcentury #austen #janeausten 056
LindaS @lindas1775.bsky.social · 29/10/2025PLEASE SHARE: The Call for Papers for the 2026 JASNA AGM is open through Nov 30. The conference will be in Tucson, AZ, Oct 29-Nov 1, 2026, focusing on Jane Austen's Bath Novels: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. 1/4 256
Reposted by LindaSKeeper of the Really Smart Words @bookishnea.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Timeline cleanse It is a truth universally acknowledged that every Jane Austen event must be in want of a ball. #jasna #neatravels 081
LindaS @lindas1775.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Reflecting on the highlights of the Jane Austen Society of North America's "Austen at 250" conference in Baltimore: Paula Byrne's lead-off keynote, speakers from 9 countries, Austen's birthplace artifacts on display (first time in US!), 950 enthusiastic Austen admirers. On to 2026! 060
