Friday, May 18 from 6:00pm-9:00pm and
Saturday, May 19 from 9:00am-11:30am and 3:00pm-8:00pm
"Where subtlety and reflection are most surely lost is if stories are not told," writes James Hamblin in his #MeToo-era Atlantic piece "This Is Not A Sex Panic." In this two-day intensive, we commit to telling these stories--to bringing to light our nuanced, thoughtful explorations of the grey space between sex and sex crimes. Reading from some of the #MeToo movement's fray as well as thoughtful nonfiction that already existed in the world, we'll use our time together as a literary laboratory for diving honestly into the moments of our own lives that pushed against or straddled lines--perhaps, in the process, making those lines even more clear.
People of all genders and orientations are welcome. This class is trauma-informed and aims to be sex-positive.
Cost: $235
About the instructor: Katherine E. Standefer's debut book, Lightning Flowers, is forthcoming from Little, Brown and was shortlisted for the 2018 J. Anthony Lukas Works-in-Progress Award from Columbia School of Journalism and the Nieman Foundation at Harvard. Her work won the 2015 Iowa Review Award in Nonfiction, was anthologized in Best American Essays 2016, and was selected as notable for BAE '17. She is also a Certified Sexologist who has facilitated sexuality education for more than 8,000 people, from middle schoolers to medical students to serious writers. She draws on more than 30 hours of trauma-sensitivity training in her teaching. Read more on her website.
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