Wendy Jones is a practicing psychotherapist and former English professor known for her work on the connection between literature and the mind-brain sciences. Jones received her Ph.D. in English Literature from Cornell University and subsequently was Senior Lecturer and a Fellow at the Society for the Humanities at Cornell and she has been a Visiting Professor at Williams College, University of Rochester, and Syracuse University. She lives in Ithaca, New York, and is the author of Jane on the Brain: Exploring the Science of Social Intelligence with Jane Austen.
Wendy Jones
Articles
Elena Ferrante Says if You Lean in You Might Just Fall Over
"The 'your priorities will change' statement suggests that after having a child a person — most often a woman — will devalue her former aspirations..."
Jane Austen, Mirror Neurons, and Bonobos
Wendy Jones elucidates the similarities between Jane Austen and Charles Darwin, whom Austen has recently replaced on England's 10-pound note.
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