The Brontës and Friends

An alert for today, November 16, at the Brontë Parsonage Museum:

The Brontës and Friends

Thursday 16 November 2023

A Thursday Talk at the Brontë Parsonage Museum

November 16th 2023 02:00pm - 03:00pm

Brontë Event Space at the Old School Room

Join us for an analysis of proto-feminist themes in the Brontë sisters' work, through the lens of iconic 90s comedy sitcom Friends

 

‘The One where Jane Eyre is a cyborg’

 

In Season 5, Episode 9 of the comedy television ser
ies 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?

Can't make it in person? No problem! We will be running an online version of this Thursday Talk the following week.

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.