Jane Austen and the Navy

[anteros_lmc]

If any one happens to be hanging around Greenwich in March, the National Maritime Museum is running a series of seminars on Jane Austen and the Navy. Blurb as follows...

2013 marks the bicentenary of the publication of Jane Austen’s celebrated Pride and Prejudice. To mark this occasion we are hosting a series of lectures discussing Austen and her links with the Navy. Join us for a fascinating in-depth look at Georgian Britain and its dependence on seafaring.

7 March – Dr James Davey: The Navy in the Time of Austen
14 March – Prof. Jonathan Mee: Conversations and Austen
21 March – Prof. Claire Lamont: The Nation and Austen
28 March – Curator Amy Miller: Perceptions of the Navy in Mansfield Park
4 April – Prof. Emma Cleary: “Lydia used to want to go to London”: Jane Austen’s View of the Metropolis
11 April – speaker tbc

Further details from the NMM here: Jane Austen and the Navy.

Comments

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

So annoying the NMM always do these talks during the day and not in the evening.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I know! I was talking to nodbear about that tonight. I wonder who they think their target audience are? I mean who has time to attend five two hour long seminars right in the middle of the day?

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

Retired admirals. Like Lord H. Only not even them as who is taking their spaniels for the afternoon walk while their better half attends their watercolour class?!

[nodbear.livejournal.com]

feels like they don't want visitors - think that there may be podcasts though
I would really like to get to one -will have to see

catch any more gems on her views on newly enobled Admirals :)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

It's a bit annoying isn't it? I'm sure there will be material in these lectures that would be of use to us. I'll drop them a mail to ask about podcasts, but I have my doubts.

[esteven]

The book which came out a while ago is quite helpful on the subject too What shame the NMM is a bit far...
*grumbles*

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

It's also a shame these lectures are slap bang in the middle of the working day! I'm going to drop them a mail to see if they'd consider podcasting them.

I haven't read the Jane Austen and the Navy book but I've seen it referenced all over the place. Have you read it yourself?

[(Anonymous)]

I noticed that. Sometimes I feel they do not really want to encourage listeners. Or if not that then they must think everybody interested was in London and had money to burn or was on a good pension scheme. +g*

The book is on my shelves and I read it. I don't quite know what to make of it, some of the chapters are very good essays on their own, sometimes I got the feeling of everything having been cobbled together. There is a lot of detailed research, but the author just "supposes". If you would like to read it, I'd be willing to send it over and you can return it when you like.

[esteven]

As usual, the anon wuz I.