‘Of What A Strange Nature Is Knowledge’: Interdisciplinary Approaches To Frankenstein

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This event explores the novel through various modes of analysis, led by Cardiff University researchers.

Dr James Castell will discuss the ways in which Frankenstein anticipates key concerns of the environmental humanities, Barbara Hughes-Moore considers the relationship between legal culpability and the Creature"s status as a non-human, Prof. Keir Waddington examines how the laboratory space features in the novel. Each speaker will talk for about 15 minutes, with plenty of time for discussion.

Join us in celebrating the bicentenary of the publication of Frankenstein, as we host a festival of events that explore various aspects of Mary Shelley"s gothic classic. A collaboration between the School of English, Communication and Philosophy and Special Collections at Cardiff University, and directed by Prof. Anthony Mandal, Cardiff Frankenfest is part of the global Frankenreads initiative—a celebration of the novel"s anniversary by over 400 partners around the world, taking place in the lead-up to Halloween 2018.