Mary Shelley's Frankenstein-and Her Monsters
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
22-9-2016 11:00 AM
Description
By publishing Frankenstein in 1818, Mary Shelley established the modern imaginative ground for our understanding of scientific progress in both its embodied and ethical dimensions. Victor Frankenstein’s reanimated monstrosity haunts not only the pages of Shelley’s novel, but also burgeoning scientific study up through the current century; confidence in both technological advancement and human ability to use it wisely; and our status as both “creatures” and creators. Through examining a number of texts in which the Frankenstein trope has been reanimated (if you will), this talk will explore the ways in which it continues to evoke our common and changing anxieties.
Recommended Citation
Curtis, David, "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein-and Her Monsters" (2016). Humanities Symposium. 13.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2016/2016/13
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein-and Her Monsters
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
By publishing Frankenstein in 1818, Mary Shelley established the modern imaginative ground for our understanding of scientific progress in both its embodied and ethical dimensions. Victor Frankenstein’s reanimated monstrosity haunts not only the pages of Shelley’s novel, but also burgeoning scientific study up through the current century; confidence in both technological advancement and human ability to use it wisely; and our status as both “creatures” and creators. Through examining a number of texts in which the Frankenstein trope has been reanimated (if you will), this talk will explore the ways in which it continues to evoke our common and changing anxieties.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Society and the Arts and Sciences