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Oregon-SW Washington Region: Race, Class, and Gender

Mar 7

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Race, Class, and Gender

Join the Oregon-SW Washington Region for "Race, Class, and Gender in Austen's Juvenilia Playlet The Visit: A Satirical Commentary on James Townley's Play High LifeBelow Stairs." Arnie Perlstein and Kathleen Jones will give an interactive presentation, hosted by Joann Graham.

There are three documents to read before the meeting: 
  • Article: "Race and Redirection: Facing Up to Blackface" by Lesley Peterson (in Persuasions #43, 2021)
  • Playlet, The Visit, by Jane Austen
  • Excerpts from High Life Below Stairs

Email RC Vonnie Alto for more information.