An online talk from the Brontë Parsonage Museum
Join us for an online version of this Thursday Talk, analysing proto-feminist themes in the Brontës sisters’ work through the lens of the iconic 90s comedy sitcom FRIENDS
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The One where Jane Eyre is a cyborg’
In Season 5, Episode 9 of the comedy television series FRIENDS, Phoebe and Rachel join a late-night literature class studying
Wuthering Heights and
Jane Eyre. While Phoebe gets stuck into the symbolism of the moors, Rachel comes to understand how the books were light-years ahead of their time, in more ways than one...
Although a fleeting and playful reference to the Brontës, there are many aspects of FRIENDS that speak to the pervasive and forward-thinking feminism found in the Brontës’ novels.
Phoebe, Monica and Rachel may be the iconic female trio of a generation, but who could be more iconic than the original trio of Charlotte, Emily and Anne?
Date: Thursday 23 November, 7.30pm (GMT)
Tickets: £5
This online event will take place via Zoom. This is a live event and will not be recorded.
Thursday Talks are delivered by our knowledgeable Museum staff.
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