{"id":2644,"date":"2026-11-09T11:51:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=2644"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:57:24","slug":"happy-hour-how-jane-austen-got-wild-national-event","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/event\/happy-hour-how-jane-austen-got-wild-national-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Hour: How Jane Austen Got Wild (National Event)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jane Austen\u2019s (1775-1817) reputation as a mild, quaint, sheltered \u201cprim and proper\u201d spinster is a Victorian-era myth and is undeserved. Generations of admirers and critics have tried to convince those not yet ready or willing to acknowledge her wild side. In this illustrated lecture, guest speaker Prof. Devoney Looser will look closely at signal moments in Austen\u2019s writings, life, and afterlife to make the case for how the great novelist became and stayed wild in her own lifetime and across the 250+ years since her birth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join us for an unfiltered look at Jane Austen who is regarded as one of the most important and beloved authors in English literature. This ESU Happy Hour is sponsored by the ESU Seattle Branch. ESU Happy Hour programs are online, free to attend, and open to all members and the public. Registration is required to receive the webinar link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Prof. Devoney Looser<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University, is the USA Today<\/em> Bestselling author or editor of twelve books, most recently Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane<\/em> (St. Martin\u2019s Press). Her previous titles include Sister Novelists<\/em> (2022), The Making of Jane Austen <\/em>(2017), and The Daily Jane Austen <\/em>(2019). Looser\u2014a Guggenheim Fellow and a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar\u2014has published essays in The Atlantic<\/em>, New York Times<\/em>, Salon<\/em>, Slate<\/em>, The TLS,<\/em> and the Washington Post<\/em>, and her lectures on Austen are available through The Great Courses and Audible. In addition to being a quirky Janeite book nerd, Looser has previously played roller derby under the name Stone Cold Jane Austen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cocktail: Regency Mocktail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by the 19th-century punch tradition with modern non-alcoholic ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 1 oz brewed black tea (strong, cooled; Earl Grey or Assam are ideal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 1 oz pomegranate juice (or non-alcoholic red wine for a richer base)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 \u00bd oz lemon juice (freshly squeezed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Dash of grated nutmeg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Optional: orange blossom water (1\u20132 drops for a floral Regency flair)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Garnish: lemon or orange wheel, optional herbs like mint or thyme<\/p>\n\n\n

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