In this Reading Group, we’ll read selections from James Joyce’s Ulysses to explore the consciousness of the novel’s three main characters and to debate if Joyce met his goal: “…to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.”

This four-session Reading Group will be led by Lance Wahlert, Ph.D., a Trinity College fellow and University of Pennsylvania faculty member since 2002. Wahlert has taught courses on a wide variety of subjects including Irish literature, classical mythology, queer studies, and the history of medicine.

Click here to see the reading group syllabus.

Click here to learn more about Reading Groups at the Rosenbach.

Tuition

$135 (includes a $45 Friend-level membership to the Rosenbach); $90 for current members.

Are you interested in participating in a Reading Group but unable to meet the price of tuition? Assistance is available for a limited number of individuals on a first-come, first-served basis. Tuition assistance is not available to registrants of more than one Reading Group within a single year. Call Dana Byrd at (215)732-1600 ext. 123 for details.

Registration

1) Call (215) 732-1600 ext.123

2) Email rsvp [at] rosenbach [dot] org

3) Click here to register online through our secure shop website.

Special Note

Participants of this Reading Group will not be invited to read at Bloomsday. If you wish to read at Bloomsday, please register for the year-long Ulysses Reading Group that begins each Fall.