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NSB Film & Theory: Neverending Stories: Enchantment, Nostalgia, & Film [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $340 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal or Klarna at check out.
Instructors: Nicole Berland and Charles Rousseau | 4-Weeks | Fridays | May 15-June 5 | 6:00-9:30 PM | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Why are so many beloved childhood films about lost worlds, vanishing creatures, and the transient wonders of youth? If disenchantment names a world stripped of magic, then nostalgia names our longing for what has been lost, or perhaps what never was.
Fantasy films transport us into encounters with myth, loss, childhood, temporality, and imagination. They enchant in ways both restorative and disillusioning. And they offer a critical lens to consider how enchantment persists within a secular age.
We will explore the concepts of enchantment and nostalgia through a conversation between film and theory. Drawing from thinkers such as Charles Taylor, Max Weber, Sylvia Wynter, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, and Svetlana Boym, we will consider how modern subjects inhabit what Taylor calls the “immanent frame,” and why fantasy so often stages a return to porous worlds of myth and wonder. This is a four-week course that alternates between theory-focused sessions based on readings and classes that feature full-length film screenings followed by discussion. Films may include The NeverEnding Story, The Last Unicorn, Spirited Away, and/or A Monster Calls. Together we will explore what nostalgia comforts, what it obscures, and how cinema enchants us..
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SLIDING SCALE TUITION
Full tuition is the cost per-student of running the class. If you choose a tier below full tuition, you are receiving a discount. If you choose to make a donation in addition to full tuition, you are helping to cover the cost for students who are not able to pay the full amount.
The mid-level tier is a discounted rate for people whose household income is at or above living wage but who have limited discretionary income.
The low-level tier and the full-scholarship tier are for people whose household income is below living wage or who need extra assistance to meet their needs.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Through our fundraising efforts, we are able to offer three full scholarships per class. The full-scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering. Each student may only take one full-scholarship class at a time. Because our scholarship funding is limited, if a student selects multiple overlapping classes at the full-scholarship level, they will be disenrolled from all classes.
All sliding-scale and scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans, refund policy, and sick and inclement weather policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $340 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal or Klarna at check out.
Instructors: Nicole Berland and Charles Rousseau | 4-Weeks | Fridays | May 15-June 5 | 6:00-9:30 PM | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Why are so many beloved childhood films about lost worlds, vanishing creatures, and the transient wonders of youth? If disenchantment names a world stripped of magic, then nostalgia names our longing for what has been lost, or perhaps what never was.
Fantasy films transport us into encounters with myth, loss, childhood, temporality, and imagination. They enchant in ways both restorative and disillusioning. And they offer a critical lens to consider how enchantment persists within a secular age.
We will explore the concepts of enchantment and nostalgia through a conversation between film and theory. Drawing from thinkers such as Charles Taylor, Max Weber, Sylvia Wynter, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, and Svetlana Boym, we will consider how modern subjects inhabit what Taylor calls the “immanent frame,” and why fantasy so often stages a return to porous worlds of myth and wonder. This is a four-week course that alternates between theory-focused sessions based on readings and classes that feature full-length film screenings followed by discussion. Films may include The NeverEnding Story, The Last Unicorn, Spirited Away, and/or A Monster Calls. Together we will explore what nostalgia comforts, what it obscures, and how cinema enchants us..
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SLIDING SCALE TUITION
Full tuition is the cost per-student of running the class. If you choose a tier below full tuition, you are receiving a discount. If you choose to make a donation in addition to full tuition, you are helping to cover the cost for students who are not able to pay the full amount.
The mid-level tier is a discounted rate for people whose household income is at or above living wage but who have limited discretionary income.
The low-level tier and the full-scholarship tier are for people whose household income is below living wage or who need extra assistance to meet their needs.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Through our fundraising efforts, we are able to offer three full scholarships per class. The full-scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering. Each student may only take one full-scholarship class at a time. Because our scholarship funding is limited, if a student selects multiple overlapping classes at the full-scholarship level, they will be disenrolled from all classes.
All sliding-scale and scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans, refund policy, and sick and inclement weather policy.