Don DeLillo's The Names Reading Group [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $220 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Lindsey Andrews | 3-weeks | Saturdays March 29-April 12 | 7:00-9:00 PM | In-Person, 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
A corporate risk analyst for a US firm becomes obsessed with a mysterious language cult in Greece; a filmmaker wants to document the cult’s ritual killings. Don DeLillo’s 1982 novel, The Names, explores the larger landscape of US-Middle East politics at the height of the Cold War and the dawn of neoliberalism, and asks what it means to be swept up in the reckless tides of US power. It considers deeply human themes around language, loneliness, and cultural differences, placing them within the historical context of US foreign relations of the 1970s. What is the role of film and media in creating the truth? Do corporations own governments, or do governments control corporations? What role do banks play in deciding whose life is valuable? Does language express meaning or make it? Does life have a purpose or are statistics all we have? What is a risk analyst anyway? This reading group runs for 3 weeks and will explore the novel’s key themes and also provide you with an introduction to Don DeLillo’s early work.
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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 the full- or mid-level tuition tier 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 sliding-scale 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: $220 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Lindsey Andrews | 3-weeks | Saturdays March 29-April 12 | 7:00-9:00 PM | In-Person, 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
A corporate risk analyst for a US firm becomes obsessed with a mysterious language cult in Greece; a filmmaker wants to document the cult’s ritual killings. Don DeLillo’s 1982 novel, The Names, explores the larger landscape of US-Middle East politics at the height of the Cold War and the dawn of neoliberalism, and asks what it means to be swept up in the reckless tides of US power. It considers deeply human themes around language, loneliness, and cultural differences, placing them within the historical context of US foreign relations of the 1970s. What is the role of film and media in creating the truth? Do corporations own governments, or do governments control corporations? What role do banks play in deciding whose life is valuable? Does language express meaning or make it? Does life have a purpose or are statistics all we have? What is a risk analyst anyway? This reading group runs for 3 weeks and will explore the novel’s key themes and also provide you with an introduction to Don DeLillo’s early work.
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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 the full- or mid-level tuition tier 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 sliding-scale 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: $220 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Lindsey Andrews | 3-weeks | Saturdays March 29-April 12 | 7:00-9:00 PM | In-Person, 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
A corporate risk analyst for a US firm becomes obsessed with a mysterious language cult in Greece; a filmmaker wants to document the cult’s ritual killings. Don DeLillo’s 1982 novel, The Names, explores the larger landscape of US-Middle East politics at the height of the Cold War and the dawn of neoliberalism, and asks what it means to be swept up in the reckless tides of US power. It considers deeply human themes around language, loneliness, and cultural differences, placing them within the historical context of US foreign relations of the 1970s. What is the role of film and media in creating the truth? Do corporations own governments, or do governments control corporations? What role do banks play in deciding whose life is valuable? Does language express meaning or make it? Does life have a purpose or are statistics all we have? What is a risk analyst anyway? This reading group runs for 3 weeks and will explore the novel’s key themes and also provide you with an introduction to Don DeLillo’s early work.
—
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 the full- or mid-level tuition tier 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 sliding-scale 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.