Feminist and Anti-Racist Philosophies of Rest and Liberation [Online]
Full Tuition: $320 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select.
Instructor: Annu Dahiya | 5 Weeks | Mondays | July 8 - August 5 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM ET | ONLINE
In A Burst of Light, Audre Lorde famously says that “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” This course will explore how the origins of “self-care” are rooted in feminist and anti-racist intellectual and political traditions that are radically different from contemporary ideas of self-care rooted in capitalist consumption. We will study how quiet and rest are crucial for dreaming–both literal and metaphorical–that allows us to imagine and engender social and political change. We will challenge and refuse the idea that we need to earn rest, or that rest is okay only if we are "re-fueling" so that we can once again become workers that produce profit. As nap minister Tricia Hersey reminds us in Rest is Resistance, such ideas are cornerstones of white supremacy and racial capitalism. Attending to and reveling in our interior lives reveals a richness that reminds marginalized folks of our humanity. Together, we’ll meditate on the radical potentials of rest, and we’ll collectively imagine how we might change the conditions of our present to bring about more just futures. In addition to reading Lorde and Hersey, we will read from bell hooks’ Sisters of the Yam, Kevin Quashie’s The Sovereignty of Quiet, and Octavia F. Raheem’s Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change.
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Recordings may be provided upon request for missed classes.
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 50% 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.
Asynchronous Auditing: Classes are discussion-based and designed to be taken synchronously. However, we do offer an asynchronous audit option for most online classes if you need to follow along at your own pace. You must choose the audit option to receive all course recordings; please do not register using a scholarship if you do not plan to attend the majority of class sessions as you will not receive the recording materials to follow along. We do not automatically offer scholarships for auditors, but if you need one, you may request one by filling out this form.
Full Tuition: $320 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select.
Instructor: Annu Dahiya | 5 Weeks | Mondays | July 8 - August 5 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM ET | ONLINE
In A Burst of Light, Audre Lorde famously says that “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” This course will explore how the origins of “self-care” are rooted in feminist and anti-racist intellectual and political traditions that are radically different from contemporary ideas of self-care rooted in capitalist consumption. We will study how quiet and rest are crucial for dreaming–both literal and metaphorical–that allows us to imagine and engender social and political change. We will challenge and refuse the idea that we need to earn rest, or that rest is okay only if we are "re-fueling" so that we can once again become workers that produce profit. As nap minister Tricia Hersey reminds us in Rest is Resistance, such ideas are cornerstones of white supremacy and racial capitalism. Attending to and reveling in our interior lives reveals a richness that reminds marginalized folks of our humanity. Together, we’ll meditate on the radical potentials of rest, and we’ll collectively imagine how we might change the conditions of our present to bring about more just futures. In addition to reading Lorde and Hersey, we will read from bell hooks’ Sisters of the Yam, Kevin Quashie’s The Sovereignty of Quiet, and Octavia F. Raheem’s Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change.
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Recordings may be provided upon request for missed classes.
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 50% 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.
Asynchronous Auditing: Classes are discussion-based and designed to be taken synchronously. However, we do offer an asynchronous audit option for most online classes if you need to follow along at your own pace. You must choose the audit option to receive all course recordings; please do not register using a scholarship if you do not plan to attend the majority of class sessions as you will not receive the recording materials to follow along. We do not automatically offer scholarships for auditors, but if you need one, you may request one by filling out this form.
Full Tuition: $320 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select.
Instructor: Annu Dahiya | 5 Weeks | Mondays | July 8 - August 5 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM ET | ONLINE
In A Burst of Light, Audre Lorde famously says that “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” This course will explore how the origins of “self-care” are rooted in feminist and anti-racist intellectual and political traditions that are radically different from contemporary ideas of self-care rooted in capitalist consumption. We will study how quiet and rest are crucial for dreaming–both literal and metaphorical–that allows us to imagine and engender social and political change. We will challenge and refuse the idea that we need to earn rest, or that rest is okay only if we are "re-fueling" so that we can once again become workers that produce profit. As nap minister Tricia Hersey reminds us in Rest is Resistance, such ideas are cornerstones of white supremacy and racial capitalism. Attending to and reveling in our interior lives reveals a richness that reminds marginalized folks of our humanity. Together, we’ll meditate on the radical potentials of rest, and we’ll collectively imagine how we might change the conditions of our present to bring about more just futures. In addition to reading Lorde and Hersey, we will read from bell hooks’ Sisters of the Yam, Kevin Quashie’s The Sovereignty of Quiet, and Octavia F. Raheem’s Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change.
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Recordings may be provided upon request for missed classes.
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 50% 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.
Asynchronous Auditing: Classes are discussion-based and designed to be taken synchronously. However, we do offer an asynchronous audit option for most online classes if you need to follow along at your own pace. You must choose the audit option to receive all course recordings; please do not register using a scholarship if you do not plan to attend the majority of class sessions as you will not receive the recording materials to follow along. We do not automatically offer scholarships for auditors, but if you need one, you may request one by filling out this form.