Experimental Selves: A Genre-Blending Writing Workshop [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $320 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Jasmina Nogo | 5-weeks | Sundays October 13 - November 10 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
Our human experience is often fluid, nonlinear, and uncategorizable. As Nuar Alsadir writes in Fourth Person Singular, “All messy may / All messy maybe. / So messy it can’t stay on the page.” Alsadir’s text is a genre-defying compilation of words that explores her inner narratives, experiences of the world, and thoughts. It’s a memoir, it’s a philosophy article, it’s a poem, it’s fiction, it’s prose, it’s undefinable and uncontainable by the constructs of conventional genres. As we ourselves are often messy and dynamic, so too can be our writing. In this workshop we will read texts that expand beyond the edges of genre, explore the mythology of self, and spill into experimental forms. Together, we’ll challenge ourselves to write about our experiences beyond known forms, where perceived truths are not a limitation. We may read works by Maggie Nelson, Audre Lorde, Maggie Milner, Eileen Myles, Kaveh Akbar and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar 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.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing 75% or higher tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $320 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Jasmina Nogo | 5-weeks | Sundays October 13 - November 10 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
Our human experience is often fluid, nonlinear, and uncategorizable. As Nuar Alsadir writes in Fourth Person Singular, “All messy may / All messy maybe. / So messy it can’t stay on the page.” Alsadir’s text is a genre-defying compilation of words that explores her inner narratives, experiences of the world, and thoughts. It’s a memoir, it’s a philosophy article, it’s a poem, it’s fiction, it’s prose, it’s undefinable and uncontainable by the constructs of conventional genres. As we ourselves are often messy and dynamic, so too can be our writing. In this workshop we will read texts that expand beyond the edges of genre, explore the mythology of self, and spill into experimental forms. Together, we’ll challenge ourselves to write about our experiences beyond known forms, where perceived truths are not a limitation. We may read works by Maggie Nelson, Audre Lorde, Maggie Milner, Eileen Myles, Kaveh Akbar and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar 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.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing 75% or higher tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $320 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Jasmina Nogo | 5-weeks | Sundays October 13 - November 10 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM ET | In-Person, Durham, NC
Our human experience is often fluid, nonlinear, and uncategorizable. As Nuar Alsadir writes in Fourth Person Singular, “All messy may / All messy maybe. / So messy it can’t stay on the page.” Alsadir’s text is a genre-defying compilation of words that explores her inner narratives, experiences of the world, and thoughts. It’s a memoir, it’s a philosophy article, it’s a poem, it’s fiction, it’s prose, it’s undefinable and uncontainable by the constructs of conventional genres. As we ourselves are often messy and dynamic, so too can be our writing. In this workshop we will read texts that expand beyond the edges of genre, explore the mythology of self, and spill into experimental forms. Together, we’ll challenge ourselves to write about our experiences beyond known forms, where perceived truths are not a limitation. We may read works by Maggie Nelson, Audre Lorde, Maggie Milner, Eileen Myles, Kaveh Akbar and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar 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.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing 75% or higher tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.