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REGISTER HERE Open to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Sam Landon at snlandontn@gmail.com. Books, lunch, and beverages will be provided.  Fear. Rot. The inescapability of the past. These and more are the themes of Gothic literature. Join us Mondays from 1-2pm at Gavin House for a discussion of Edgar Allen Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and Flannery O'Connor. Lunch provided. SCHEDULE: This group will meet on Mondays (beginning January 22nd) from 1:00pm - 2:00pm over lunch. January 22: "The Raven," Poe January 29: "Tell-Tale Heart," Poe Feburary...

REGISTER HERE Open to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Jack Drury at jackdrury@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided.  What do choice and responsibility look like for the modern person? How much are individuals determined by their families, their societies, and their religions? What freedom can be found within or outside these relationships? James Joyce addresses these questions and many others in his collection of short stories, Dubliners.  Though rich and nuanced like all of Joyce’s writing, these short stories present a straightforward introduction to Joyce’s writing style...