Surrealism: Art, Literature, Psychology [Durham, NC]

from $25.00

**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+

Full Tuition: $280 — 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.

Our dreams and unconscious mind have a logic all their own. Surrealism seeks to tap into these alternative forms of association and meaning-making–along with madness and the occult–to free up the imagination and create new worlds. Over the course of four weeks, we’ll read surrealist manifestos and stories, look at art and film that were central to the early 20th century movement, and even play our own surrealist games to unlock our creativity. We’ll focus primarily on feminist surrealist Leonora Carrington, but we’ll also consider the works of André Breton, Salvidor Dalí, Luis Buñuel, and Claude Cahun. To aid our understanding, we'll investigate foundational figures in psychoanalysis and psychology such as Freud and Jung, whose theories about dreams and the unconscious influenced the surrealists. And, while this will not be a writing workshop, we will try out a few surrealist techniques—like automatic writing, channeling, and dream interpretation—to get a better sense of the practices that informed surrealist writers and artists.

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The Fine Print:

Gift certificates may only be redeemed at the full tuition tier.

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.

Sliding-Scale Tuition:

**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+

Full Tuition: $280 — 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.

Our dreams and unconscious mind have a logic all their own. Surrealism seeks to tap into these alternative forms of association and meaning-making–along with madness and the occult–to free up the imagination and create new worlds. Over the course of four weeks, we’ll read surrealist manifestos and stories, look at art and film that were central to the early 20th century movement, and even play our own surrealist games to unlock our creativity. We’ll focus primarily on feminist surrealist Leonora Carrington, but we’ll also consider the works of André Breton, Salvidor Dalí, Luis Buñuel, and Claude Cahun. To aid our understanding, we'll investigate foundational figures in psychoanalysis and psychology such as Freud and Jung, whose theories about dreams and the unconscious influenced the surrealists. And, while this will not be a writing workshop, we will try out a few surrealist techniques—like automatic writing, channeling, and dream interpretation—to get a better sense of the practices that informed surrealist writers and artists.

—

The Fine Print:

Gift certificates may only be redeemed at the full tuition tier.

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.