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The latest from Devoney Looser on history's strong women, from Jane Austen to roller derby.

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April Edition: Nineteenth-Century Janes in Pop Culture and the News

Apr 16

Book Cover Reveal Day for Sister Novelists: Jane and Anna Maria Porter in the Age of Austen!

Jan 29

How do you say, "I'm in Bellagio finishing a biography" in Italian?

Nov 13, 2021

Jane Austen on Screens, Mary Shelley Scores a Museum, and Pandemic Arguments Over Packing Paper Clips

Aug 21, 2021

Jane Austen & Co., Slavery & Anti-Slavery, TLS, and a little Shoephoria

May 15, 2021

Welcome to Counterpoise by me, Devoney Looser. Hi, I'm Devoney, Regents Prof. at Arizona State University. I write, read, teach, and shout out about…

Apr 17, 2021

Dear Jane-Friends: Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you are somehow muddling through, finding strength and hope. I trust that your parents, and all of your…

Feb 14, 2021

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