Hamlet, The Joker, and George R.R. Martin: Radical Nihilism

Christopher Nolan, George RR Martin and Shakespeare each invented powerful mouthpieces for an uncomfortable and unavoidable truth — a deep and radical nihilism is at the bottom of all things; our lives are held up by illusions, useful fictions, that we invent, forget we invent, and that end up controlling us.

We can cast them aside, or remake them, at any time — but at what cost? Join me for a class that hops from Westeros to Gotham City to Denmark.

Tickets $14

The Pennsy

2 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10121

Teacher: Geoff Klock

Presented with The Pennsy

Geoff Klock has a doctorate from Oxford and is an associate professor at BMCC-CUNY, where he teaches mostly comp, but sometimes film, and old school Brit Lit. 8 years of that. He is the author of three books, two about comic books and one about poetry. His new one will be about Hannibal Lector, the TV one.

Full bar with specialty cocktails.