How did the invention of electricity give birth to both the cinema and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein?
Matthew Weedman, Assistant Professor of Art, Wabash College
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was sparked from amazing tales of galvanization, re-animating human tissue with man’s burgeoning power to wield electricity and excite a world barreling towards industrialization. Professor Weedman’s presentation will examine how the invention of electricity birthed the interconnected lives of Frankenstein and cinema as well as how this promethean symbol has evolved through film and proven itself critical to a society increasingly reliant on technology. We will discuss this history through images, clips and humorous tales of wild ambition.
One State / One Story: Frankenstein is an Indiana Humanities program and has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and in partnership with the Indiana State Library and Indiana Center for the Book.
This event is FREE, but seating is limited. Please reserve a seat through this form https://goo.gl/forms/QygqDFV5btMeDQ3f2.
This event is FREE, but seating is limited. Please reserve a seat through this form https://goo.gl/forms/QygqDFV5btMeDQ3f2.
Phone: 317-602-2962
2018/10/14 - 2018/10/14
Additional time info:
The Bona and all of its exhibits open from 1- 4. Come early and visit our art and history exhibits.
Bona Thompson
The discussion will be on a floor with stairs, but there is ground level access and an elevator on the North side of the Bona.