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-Hunter
People
James Joyce (born February 2, 1882, Dublin, Ireland—died January 13, 1941, Zürich, Switzerland) was an Irish novelist noted for his experimental use of language and exploration of new literary methods in such large works of fiction as Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939). Joyce is regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.
Chicago-born Peter Orner is the author of 7 books, three story collections, two novels and two essay collections/ memoirs. Called a “Master of the short story” by the New York Times, his most recent book, Still No Word from You was a finalist for the PEN Diamondstein-Spielvogel Award in the Art of the Essay. Orner has been awarded the Rome Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and four Pushcart Prizes. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the Paris Review, Harper’s, and the New York Times. A new novel, The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, will be published next year by Little, Brown. peterorner.com
Laura Lampton Scott is an editor and writer. Her work has appeared in Hobart, 68 to ’05, Michigan Quarterly, and other publications. Laura is a MacDowell Colony fellow and teaches at Portland State University. With Peter Orner, she co-edits the Dispatches series published by McSweeney’s Books.
Lisa Alvarez’s debut collection of short fiction, Some Final Beauty and other Stories is forthcoming from the University of Nevada Press, as part of their New Oeste series. Her poetry and prose have appeared in journals including Air/Light, Anacapa Review, Huizache, So It Goes, and in anthologies including most recently, Rumors, Secrets and Lies: Poems about Pregnancy, Abortion and Choice (Anhinga Press) and Dear California: The Golden State in Diaries and Letters (Stanford University Press) edited by David Kipen. She has edited three anthologies including Why to These Rocks: 50 years of Poetry from the Community of Writers (Heyday). She teaches at Irvine Valley College where she co-directs the Puente Program. She co-directs the Writers Workshops at the Community of Writers and serves as Assistant to the Poetry Director. She is the emcee of all Writers’ Annex courses.
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THE TEXT
Participants who don’t own the text are asked to purchase them, if possible, before August 25. For this course, our text will be:
Ulysses: Vintage; Reissue edition (June 16, 1990)
Handouts for each session will be posted online. Additional reading materials, including essays and poems will be added.
We will try to include the pagination from the 1934 edition when possible.
COURSE MATERIALS
ASSIGNMENTS, HANDOUTS & OTHER MATERIALS*
Materials to Read or Download for the Short Course
Materials For Each Session (updated weekly on Thursdays)
| Session | Chapters | Pages to Read (before each session) | Description | Intro videos for each session (if any) | |
| Session 1 | 1-2 | 1-36 (1-37 in 1934 pagination) | Stephen, Buck, the English guy Haines, and a black panther at the Martello Tower; Stephen teaches and talks to Mr. Deasy | ||
| Session 2 | 3-6 | 37-115 (38-114 in 1934 pagination) | Stephen walks Sandymount Strand/ Ineluctable etc, etc.; We meet Leopold Bloom; Bloom walks his streets; Poor Paddy Dignam’s Funeral | WATCH: Peter’s introduction to session 2 | |
| Session 3 | 7-9 | 116-218 (115-215 in 1934 pagination) | At the newspaper office with Bloom and Stephen; Bloom at Davy Byrne’s Pub; Stephen and his buddies at the library | WATCH: Peter’s Introduction to session 3 | |
| Session 4 | 10-12 | 219-345 (215-339 in 1934 pagination) | Wandering Dubliners; At the Ormond; Bloom and the Citizen have a chat at Barney Kiernan’s Pub | WATCH: Peter’s introduction to session 4 | |
| Session 5 | 13-15.5 | 346-474 (339-465 in 1934 pagination) | Back at Sandymount, this time with Bloom and Gerty MacDowell; At the Maternity Hospital with Stephen and his friends, and a dark stranger, Bloom; A kind of nightmare at Bella Cohen’s (beginning) | WATCH: Peter’s introduction to session 5 | |
| Session 6 | 15.5-16 | 475-665 (466-649 in 1934 pagination) | A kind of nightmare at Bella Cohen’s (cont.); A Cabman’s shelter with Stephen and Bloom | WATCH: Peter’s introduction to session 6 | |
| Session 7 | 17-18 | 666-783 (649-768 in 1934 pagination) | At Bloom’s with Bloom and Stephen; Molly, Molly, Molly, Molly | WATCH: Peter’s introduction to Session 7 | |
| Session 8 | Final session to cover anything we missed! | WATCH: Peter’s introduction to Session 8 |
Credits
Song: “Silent O Moyle” by Mary O’Hara
Video: Prelinger Archive
Notes from the Community of Writers
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Video Recordings, Audio Recordings & Chat Transcripts
Please note: Check here before going to the session to access the any handouts.
The recording links will become available on Friday morning after the talks occur. These are for participants in this program only. Please do not share these links with anyone. These recording links will expire December 6, 2024.
| Session | Date | Video Recording | Transcript | Chat Transcript |
| Session 1 | 08/25/24 | Session 1 Recording Password: Joyce24 | Session 1 Transcript | Session 1 Chat Transcript |
| Session 2 | 09/01/24 | Session 2 Recording Password: Joyce24 | Session 2 Transcript | Session 2 Chat Transcript |
| Session 3 | 09/08/24 | Session 3 Recording Password: Joyce24 | Session 3 Transcript | Session 3 Chat Transcript |
| Session 4 | 09/15/24 | Session 4 Recording Password: Joyce24 | Session 4 Transcript | Session 4 Chat Transcript |
| Session 5 | 09/22/24 | Session 5 Recording Password: Joyce24 | Session 5 Transcript | Session 5 Chat Transcript |
| Session 6 | 09/29/24 | Session 6 Recording Password: Joyce24 | Session 6 Transcript | Session 6 Chat Transcript |
| Session 7 | 10/6/24 | Session 7 Recording Password: Joyce24 | Session 7 Transcript | Session 7 Chat Transcript |
| Session 8 | 10/13/24 | Session 8 Recording Password: Joyce24 | ETA: Tuesday by noon PDT | Session 8 Chat Transcript |
SHARED MATERIALS
This is a place for any materials and resources that participants think others might benefit from. If you have materials to share with the class, send them to hunter@communityofwriters.org and he will add them here!
Shared by Anne Edgar: Photos of aspens. “On his wise shoulders through the checkerwork of leaves the sun flung spangles, dancing coins.” (p.36) Photo 1 Photo 2
Shared by Anne Edgar: Mustache Cup: “The tea was drawn. He filled his own moustachecup, sham crown Derby, smiling. Silly Milly’s birthday gift. Only five she was then. No wait: four.”
It turns out even over 100 years ago, little girls gave their dads joke mugs. Photo.
Plus, it seems likely that “sham crown derby” is a knockoff of a high end porcelain. So, really, he’s drinking from a proper joke teacup to keep his moustache dry. Photo.
Frank Delaney’s Podcast: Re:Joyce
Video: James Joyce reading an excerpt from the Aeolus episode. Recorded in 1924. (Page 142 in the Vintage Edition.)
Audio Book recording of Episode 1: Telemachus originally broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ radio, 1982.
John McCormack Society (our own Ciara Linnane’s father Morrough Linnane and grandfather Maurice Linnane FOUNDED the John McCormack society in Dublin.)
Who’s He When He’s At Home – A James Joyce Directory
Stephen Rea Reads Cyclops Section
Marcella Riordan’s reading of Molly’s Soliloquy – available on Audible
The end of the Soliloquy on YouTube