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Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Elmira College Women’s and Gender Studies program and the FIGHT Club will hold the annual Julia Reinstein Symposium on January 25-January 27. The symposium is made possible by a bequest from College alumna Julia Reinstein '28, a feminist, early lesbian activist, and strong supporter of women's issues. This year’s symposium is titled Re-Reading Emma: Gender and Race in Jane Austen’s Emma.
Events include a student panel, a showing of the 2020 version of the film Emma, a keynote speaker, and attendance at the Elmira Little Theatre Performance of Emma at the Clemens Center.
“This year's theme reflects students' interest in connecting with the community around them in meaningful ways,” said FIGHT Club advisor, Dr. Annaliese Hoehling, Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Academic Writing Program. “When they learned that the local theatre group would be producing a performance of this novel, students saw an opportunity to draw connections between popular culture, classwork, and their local community here in Elmira. I think students are interested in exploring a wide range of questions: Jane Austen is a jumping-off point.”
The symposium events are free for Elmira College students and students are encouraged to attend them all.
The public is invited to the keynote address, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Friday, January 27 in Peterson Chapel, Cowles Hall. The keynote will be given by Cornell graduate student Victoria Baugh and is titled, “Racial Indirect Discourse in Jane Austen’s Emma (1815).”
Baugh’s research is focused on race, ethnicity, and gender, specifically looking at The Restoration period and 18th- and 19th-century British literature. Her dissertation, Race and Authority: Racial Epistemologies in Nineteenth-Century Novels and Autobiographies, looks at how specific strategies of narration produce credibility and authority. She also specializes in African American photography and her work has appeared in the European Romantic Review and Rhizomes.
Schedule of Events: (Events are free for EC students)
Elmira College Student Events:
Student Discussion Panel: “Re-Reading Emma: A Reader’s Point of View” at 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, Harris 4.
Movie Night: A showing of the 2020 version of the film Emma at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 26, IDEA Center, Campus Center. Light refreshments provided.
Theatre Performance: Elmira Little Theatre Performance of Emma at 7:15 p.m., Friday, January 27 at the Clemens Center. Students are to meet in the lobby.
Events open to the public:
Keynote Address: At 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Friday, January 27, in Cowles Chapel, Victoria Baugh, Ph.D. Candidate at Cornell University will give an address entitled, “Racial Indirect Discourse in Jane Austen’s Emma (1815).” Free admission.
“Emma's place in contemporary culture is ever evolving, which is part of what makes it so appealing,” said Emma Henault ’25, president of FIGHT Club. “Each generation's take has the potential to be vastly different, therefore leaving room for really wonderful conversations. For me, that's the most important part of reading any literary work. I want to discuss stories with people, I want to know how they make others feel. More than anything, that's what I'm hoping comes of this year's event.”
