Jane Austen and the Future of the Humanities

Jane Austen and the Future of the Humanities

Michael Kramp

Episodes 10
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (5)
Since Nov 2024
Latest Episode May 2026

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How might the stories and ideas of Jane Austen inform the current condition and future possibilities of the humanities? Michael Kramp, a faculty member at Lehigh University who has published numerous books on Jane Austen, addresses the critical state of the humanities and considers how Austen's stories might offer creative ways for communicating the value and efficacy of humanities experiences for various public audiences. [email protected]

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S1E7 Emma and the Challenges of Living in Community

May 02, 2026 1h 37m

Of all Austen’s writings, Emma is the most concerned with the practice and difficulties of living in community. The novel is set in Highbury, “the large and populous village, almost amounting to a…

S1 Jane Austen, Community, and Sisterhood: Three Generations of the Moore Family

Apr 12, 2026 21m Bonus

In this special episode of Jane Austen and the Future of the Humanities, Samantha Holland speaks about the Moore family, an Australia family with a longstanding affinity for Jane Austen. Frances,…

S1E6 Mansfield Park and Resilience

Dec 30, 2025 1h 20m

Resiliency has become one of the most popular concepts within academic circles over the past decade or so. Scholars from various disciplines, including Engineering, Health, Politics, Religion,…

S1E5 Pride and Prejudice and the Challenge of Change

Oct 06, 2025 1h 19m

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is one of the most beloved novels in the English language--and one of the most popular love stories in the world. It is also a great story of change in which Austen…

S1E4 Sense and Sensibility and the Messiness of Human Relationships

Jul 28, 2025 1h 16m

In Episode IV of Jane Austen and the Future of the Humanities, I talk with writers, scholars, and artists as we discuss how Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility models a vital humanities experience:…

S1E3 Northanger Abbey and the Integral Role of Ignorance in Knowledge Processes

May 30, 2025 1h 13m

In this episode, I discuss the first of what I am treating as a series of humanities experiences that Jane Austen’s novels and ideas helps us understand and appreciate: the integral role of ignorance…

S1 Special Episode: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Director, Laura Piani

May 23, 2025 22m Bonus

In this brief podcast episode, Laura Piani and I discuss her new film Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Piani's feature debut as a writer and director. We discuss the various ways in which Austen's life…

S1E2 The Distinctive Cultural Status and Functions of Jane Austen

Mar 22, 2025 1h 22m

In this second episode of Jane Austen and the Future of the Humanities, I consider the distinctive cultural status of Jane Austen and reflect on how this distinctive status has allowed Austen to…

S1E1 Jane Austen and the Future of the Humanities

Feb 01, 2025 1h 8m

The conditions of the humanities in institutions of higher learning seem to be dire and critical. Why is this so? What has happened? And why do we keep talking about a "crisis" in or of the…

S1 Preview: Jane Austen and the Future of the Humanities

Nov 20, 2024 8m Trailer

Two of the universal truths of the past fifty years are the enduring popularity of Jane Austen and the persistent refrain of a "crisis of the humanities." In this preview episode, Prof. Michael Kramp…

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