How to Read is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
$25 per session—includes one drink ticket good for beer/wine/NA options
Upcoming Session:
Thursday 3/26, 6:30-8 PM: Kate Chopin
Saturday 4/11, 5:30-7 PM: Octavia Butler
Saturday 4/25, 5:30-7 PM: Ernest Hemingway
Learn how to get the most out of reading literary short fiction. In this drop-in series, you’ll be exposed to a wide range of authors and learn how to approach reading through a variety of tools and critical lenses, such as close-reading and historicism. Each session will focus on one or two short stories by a single author, and new sessions will be added monthly.
You can read the stories in advance, or arrive half an hour early to read them at the bar. The instructor will share some key themes, historical information, and literary critical interpretations. You will participate in guided discussion in small groups, and in one larger group to create your own interpretations of these important literary texts. This is a fun, low-stakes way to meet other literature nerds and get the most out of reading!
Choose your preferred sessions from the drop-down menu below. Each session is $25, which includes guided discussion and a drink ticket good for one beer, wine, or N/A beverage.
Thursday, March 26, 6:30-8:00: Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour” (1894) and “Désirée’s Baby” (1893)
Saturday, April 11, 5:30-7:00: Octavia Butler, “Speech Sounds” (1983)
Saturday, April 25, 5:30-7:00: Ernest Hemingway, “Hills Like White Elephants” (1927) and “In Another Country” (1927)
Future sessions may include: Raymond Carver: “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love,” James Baldwin: “Sonny’s Blues,” Clarise Lispector: “The Fifth Story,” Roberto Bolaño: “The Return,” Toni Cade Bambara: “The Lesson,” Edgar Allan Poe: “The Tell-Tale Heart,” or many, many more!
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This class will take place in person in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
How to Read is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
$25 per session—includes one drink ticket good for beer/wine/NA options
Upcoming Session:
Thursday 3/26, 6:30-8 PM: Kate Chopin
Saturday 4/11, 5:30-7 PM: Octavia Butler
Saturday 4/25, 5:30-7 PM: Ernest Hemingway
Learn how to get the most out of reading literary short fiction. In this drop-in series, you’ll be exposed to a wide range of authors and learn how to approach reading through a variety of tools and critical lenses, such as close-reading and historicism. Each session will focus on one or two short stories by a single author, and new sessions will be added monthly.
You can read the stories in advance, or arrive half an hour early to read them at the bar. The instructor will share some key themes, historical information, and literary critical interpretations. You will participate in guided discussion in small groups, and in one larger group to create your own interpretations of these important literary texts. This is a fun, low-stakes way to meet other literature nerds and get the most out of reading!
Choose your preferred sessions from the drop-down menu below. Each session is $25, which includes guided discussion and a drink ticket good for one beer, wine, or N/A beverage.
Thursday, March 26, 6:30-8:00: Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour” (1894) and “Désirée’s Baby” (1893)
Saturday, April 11, 5:30-7:00: Octavia Butler, “Speech Sounds” (1983)
Saturday, April 25, 5:30-7:00: Ernest Hemingway, “Hills Like White Elephants” (1927) and “In Another Country” (1927)
Future sessions may include: Raymond Carver: “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love,” James Baldwin: “Sonny’s Blues,” Clarise Lispector: “The Fifth Story,” Roberto Bolaño: “The Return,” Toni Cade Bambara: “The Lesson,” Edgar Allan Poe: “The Tell-Tale Heart,” or many, many more!
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This class will take place in person in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
