2023 Annotation Social with JASNZ/Aotearoa

Northanger Abbey (1798/1817) might be Jane Austen’s novel of youth, but it fully displays her acute social eye and narrative inventiveness: it is a defense of the novel, a parody of Gothic novels, and a bold satire of the patriarchal system and female education. It is also, at its core, a novel about reading–and about reading in community. So, it is a perfect novel for social annotation, which is what we are excited to do with the Jane Austen Society of New Zealand in August 2023!

Registration & Schedule

The Jane Austen Review is excited to be attending JASNZ’s Northanger Abbey Group Read on August 2nd 2023! We’ll be presenting on our annotation project and offering an annotation tutorial.

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and for registration

We acknowledge Te Atiawa as the Manu Whenua of Wellington/Lower Hutt where the society is administered and meets. We acknowledge ngā iwi Māori as the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa.

PLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the traditional caretakers of this land.

Annotate with us!

Step 1: Create a free Hypothes.is account​

We use Hypothes.is, a platform like Genius that allows you to annotate anything on the web (yes, anything!). If you haven’t heard of Genius before, you can see how it works by looking at how Genius users have annotated the Clueless soundtrack song “Alright” by Supergrass.

Step 2: Download the Hypothes.is plugin to your Chrome browser​

Download the Hypothes.is plugin to your Chrome web browser ← This is key or you won’t be able to log on.

Step 3: Join our Group and Annotate!​

  • When you have completed these steps, sign up for our annotation group following the link you have been provided.
  • Then, simply head over to our website’s Northanger Abbey edition and start annotating! The website will be accessible as of May 2023.
  • We have posted a how-to-guide here to help you navigate the platform and website.
  • Please email or DM us on Instagram if you have any questions!