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Jamie Lynne Burgess

Aug 29, 20209 min read

Jo March & Taylor Swift: Copyrights and Artistic Control

At the New York City premiere of Greta Gerwig's Little Women in 2019, Emma Watson gave a short interview with Variety about the...

Jamie Lynne Burgess

May 13, 20201 min read

The Many Faces of Little Women

When the new Little Women was set to release last Christmas, many people were asking this question: do we really need another Little...

Jamie Lynne Burgess

Feb 11, 20206 min read

Part 3: Amy in Reverse

Not everyone is a Jo or even wants to be one. There are plenty of Jos out there: strong-willed women who love to climb trees, who would...

Jamie Lynne Burgess

Jan 18, 20206 min read

Part 2: Subverting Our Memories of Little Women

The girls next to me in the first showing of Little Women were chatting all through the previews. But I knew they had read the book,...

Jamie Lynne Burgess

Jan 4, 20208 min read

Part 1: Facts & Fiction in Little Women

“If I was a girl in a book this would all be so easy,” Jo March tells her mother in the newest adaptation of Little Women, released on...

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Jamie Lynne Burgess

Jul 4, 20188 min read

Thoughts & Reflections from the May Alcott Conference

Nearly every presenter said with enthusiasm, “I’m so grateful to present this to people who already know what I’m talking about!” It was...

Jamie Lynne Burgess

May 22, 20187 min read

Let Pickled Limes Lie: A Review of Masterpiece's Little Women

Bronson Alcott notoriously didn't translate well onto the page. In life, he was lauded as charming, a conversationalist that could hold...

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