Austenland

About this episode

Emma and Katie discuss their experience LARPing in Austenland while exploring various related topics.

Emma & Katie get dressed up in the Georgian finest to Larp with Keri Russell in Austenland! Also discussed: the distinctions between members of the Sciruidae family, Magic: The Gathering, how Emma wants a creppy doll room. Also of note: The LARP group at Katie high school was called Amtguard [https://www.amtgard.com/]. The woman who built the incredible miniature rooms in the basement of the Art Institute of Chicago was named Narcissa(1) Niblack Thorne. Here's [https://www.artic.edu/highlights/12/thorne-miniature-rooms] what we're talking about.

People in this episode

Hosts: Emma Palizza, Katie Coleman

Topics covered

• Austenland
• LARPing
• Magic: The Gathering
• Georgian fashion
• miniature rooms

Keywords

• Austenland
• LARP
• Keri Russell
• Magic: The Gathering
• miniature rooms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amtguard

Places: Art Institute of Chicago

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