In the opening conversation within the Carsey-Wolf Center's Frankenstein: Afterlives film series, CWC director Patrice Petro and English professor Julie Carlson (UC Santa Barbara) discuss the life of Mary Shelley and the representation of her views and career in director Haifaa Al-Mansour's new biopic, Mary Shelley. During the discussion, professors Petro and Carlson cover the film's feminist elements and the historical connections Mary Shelley had with literature, science, and philosophy.
Recorded on 10/18/2018. (#34291)