In this seminar on Gaston Bachelard's classic, The Poetics of Space, translated from the French by Maria Jolas, we will (re)visit this classic text on the phenomenology of intimate space. Each week, we'll dig into two chapters of the book and consider some of Bachelard's inspirations (like Bergson, Rilke, Michelet, and Henri Bosco's Malicroix, recently translated by Joyce Zonana). Bachelard is a student and lover of literary dreamers—through and with him, we'll dream huts, shells, nests, corners, and the roundness of being itself. 

This class will meet weekly on Tuesdays, May 16-June 20, from 6-8pm EDT (GMT-4) on zoom. Use the code BACHELARDSLIDING to access a sliding scale price of $150 or the code BACHELARDBUDDY to purchase two spots and get one free. Sign up here!