The human body is composed of a myriad of intricacies and defining traits of the individual, every one with the same basic functionality but never in complete similitude. Stripped of the skin which contours to the body or the hair that denotes a person's personality, however, a body becomes a specimen. The lack of these… Continue reading The Phantom Corpse
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Frankenstein dances to 200 years: A Review of “Frankenstein at the Ballet”
On Wednesday, February 28, 2018 students studying Frankenstein attended the lecture "Frankenstein at the Ballet: Mary Shelley and Her 'Hideous Progeny,’” by Professor Ellen Peel from San Francisco State University. Right away, Peel related the 1800’s novel to the daily life of students in the Silicon Valley by drawing parallels between the creation of Frankenstein,… Continue reading Frankenstein dances to 200 years: A Review of “Frankenstein at the Ballet”
The Bodies Underneath: A Review of “Frankenstein at the Ballet”
The concept of bodies pervades the entirety of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, both living and dead, whole and fragmented. Dr. Ellen Peel, in her lecture "Frankenstein at the Ballet: Mary Shelley and Her 'Hideous Progeny,'" makes the connection between the imagined bodies written within the novel and the real bodies of the… Continue reading The Bodies Underneath: A Review of “Frankenstein at the Ballet”
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Dr. Ellen Peel's Frankenstein Bicentennial kick-off event: "Frankenstein at the Ballet" with Dr. Shannon Miller, Dean introducing the year-long celebration and Dr. Katherine D. Harris introducing our esteemed speaker. Check out the @frank200yrs live-tweets of Professor Peel's lecture, "Frankenstein at the Ballet" with the #frankballet hashtag on Twitter: We also have an Instagram live story available until… Continue reading Did you miss Frankenstein at the Ballet – Lecture? Check here!
Frankenstein at the Ballet Lecture – Feb 28
"Frankenstein at the Ballet: Mary Shelley and Her 'Hideous Progeny,'" Professor Ellen Peel, Department of Comparative and World Literature and the Department of English, San Francisco State University (See Poster-pdf) February 28, 2018, 2-4pm, Student Union, Meeting Room 4B, San Jose State University - free and open to the public (SJSU Parking & Directions to SJSU) Follow us… Continue reading Frankenstein at the Ballet Lecture – Feb 28
Frankenstein Bicentennial Celebration 2018 