Reading Groups

Time and Meaning: A Visual Exploration of Infinite Possibilities with Thais Vitorelli

3 Sessions Tuesdays, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT March 25 to May 6, 2025

Online via Zoom

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The ‘With Books’ option includes the titles required for this group at an additional 10% discount from our Bookstore.

Meeting Dates:
3/25, 4/15, 5/6
Online via Zoom

This reading group takes participants on a journey through time, mortality, and the profound “what-ifs” of existence, using graphic novels from three different countries that challenge our perceptions of life’s possibilities. Beginning with Richard McGuire’s Here, we explore the layers of time within a single space, where past, present, and future converge to reveal life’s interconnectedness. Next, Ram V and Filipe Andrade’s The Many Deaths of Laila Starr invites us to reflect on mortality and the ripple effects of individual lives through the lens of myth and reincarnation. Finally, we conclude with Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá’s Daytripper, a deeply moving meditation on the moments that define a single life.

Throughout the course, we will analyze these works on both a narrative and an illustrative level, uncovering how storytelling and visuals intertwine to convey meaning and evoke emotion. Together, these works offer a rich, visual exploration of the endless ways life can unfold.

What to read in advance of the first meeting: Here by Richard McGuire

What to expect from this reading group: This reading group aims to provide active and enriching discussion that is participant-led combined with instructor inquiry and guidance.

Reading List:

Here by Richard McGuire
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V. and Filipe Andrade
Daytripper by Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon

Capacity: 20

Please note: All virtual classes are recorded. Please click here for information about our recording policy.

Led by

Thais Vitorelli

Thais Vitorelli

Thais Vitorelli is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and educator from São Paulo, Brazil. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from The New School, and sometimes experiments with poetry and autofiction. Her stories have been featured in The Inquisitive Eater, Share Literary Journal, Pitch Wars, and Coca-Cola Refreshing Films.

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