Class Description
One of Mexico’s most well-known and loved artists, Frida Kahlo, painted brutally honest self-portraits that reveal her psychological and emotional responses to trauma and adversity. Her self-reflection fueled an unflinching and enduring interest in her identity, and her divided roles as artist, lover, and wife. What can writers learn from Kahlo’s relentless interrogation of herself? How can this level of self-analysis feed and develop the stories of our lives?
In this class, we’ll discuss these questions and engage in deeply reflective writing prompts and activities to help you develop yourself as a character on the page. We'll also look to Kahlo's paintings as examples of deep self-interrogation, and read excerpts of model essays by Jesmyn Ward, Ada Limón, and Roxane Gay.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.