A Truth Universally Acknowledged?: Rewriting Jane Austen’s Marriage Plot

Maria Lorena Santos earned her PhD at the National University of Singapore, where she wrote her dissertation on the cultural phenomenon of global fan communities surrounding the works of – and the works inspired by – Jane Austen. She has delivered talks on the Austen phenomenon, fandom and fan fiction, and popular literature and culture. She has an undergraduate degree in Creative Writing and a Master’s degree in English Language Studies from the University of the Philippines. Dr. Santos currently teaches with the University of the Philippines’ Department of English and Comparative Literature.