Proust Seminar with Dr. Mark Calkins (Fall 2024/Winter 2025)

Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time (also known in English as Remembrance of Things Past) is a monumental, seven-volume novel that Edmund White called, "the most respected novel of the twentieth century." SFSU Lecturer in Humanities, Comparative & World Literature Dr. Mark Calkins has led the Proust Seminar at Mechanics' Institute since 2001. In September, the Seminar's 2023-26 cohort begins volume four, Sodom and Gomorrah. Dr. Calkins will be using the Penguin Edition (trans. Sturrock; ISBN: 9780143039310), although any translation is just fine.

The Proust Seminar will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 5:30-6:30pm in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute. The Fall 2024/Winter 2025 Semester will begin on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, and continue for five months until January 29, 2025. Please note the seminar dates below:

• September 4
• September 18
• October 2
• October 16
• November 6
• November 20
• December 4
• December 18
• January 15
• January 29 (5th Wednesday, making up for no session on 1/1)

In advance of the Proust Seminar's first meeting on September 4, 2024, please read Part I of .

Mechanics' Institute offers both member and non-member registration options for the Proust Seminar. To join as a member to access the member pricing for this seminar, please join here.

For questions about registration, contact [email protected] or 415-393-0103.

For questions about curriculum please contact Dr. Calkins at [email protected].

Cancellation policy:

For each seminar, we reserve the right to cancel at any time and issue a full refund. If you are unable to attend the seminar, please email [email protected] or call 415-393-0103 by Wednesday, August 28, 2024, to receive a full refund less any non-refundable ticketing fees which may be applicable. All fees must be paid at the time of registration. After Wednesday, August 28, 2024 no refunds will be issued.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Mechanics' Institute - 4th Floor Board Room, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, United States