Event Details
FrankenFall is a series of interdisciplinary events at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein (1818). The book is frequently taught in college courses across disciplines, so students from all majors will enjoy participating in this international and historic celebration.
This quarter’s events begin with an all-day public reading of the novel in Kennedy Library on Halloween. Students interested in reading can sign up before Friday, October 12th (info is below). This performance is part of the Keats-Shelley Association of America’s Frankenreads, a worldwide marathon reading of the novel, and Cal Poly will be joining over 700 institutions across the globe in this exciting undertaking.
Other events include a November 14th screening of National Theatre Live’s Frankenstein in Chumash Auditorium (courtesy of BY Experience); a Kennedy Library exhibit of student projects on Frankenstein to be displayed during the last week of instruction; and a December 6th talk by Gillen D’Arcy Wood on “Frankenstein and Climate Change.” Events are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the co-organizers, Professor Regulus Allen and Catherine J. Trujillo.
Frankenreads
Illustration by Sasha Menshikova (ART ’20)
Halloween, Wednesday, October 31
An all-day public reading of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein novel.
When: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Kennedy Library, 2nd floor Exhibit Commons
2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a seminal literary work that, since its appearance, has influenced millions of people across the globe. This event is part of the Keats-Shelley Association of America’s Frankenreads, a worldwide marathon reading of the novel.
Readers from across campus!
Students, faculty and staff will participate in a marathon reading of the 1818 edition of Frankenstein and will be a part of history as they join with other readers at over 450 institutions across the globe!
In collaboration with Cal Poly College of Liberal Arts and Kennedy Library.
Schedule of FrankenFall Events:
Wednesday, October 31
Frankenreads Readathon
When: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Kennedy Library, 2nd floor Exhibit Commons
An all-day public reading of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein novel at Kennedy Library!
Wednesday, November 14
Screening of National Theatre Live’s Frankenstein
When: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Chumash Auditorium
A recording of the 2011 London production, written by Nick Dear, directed by Danny Boyle, and starring Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Frankenstein, and Benedict Cumberbatch as the creature. Distributed by BY Experience. Sponsored by the English Department and the Theatre & Dance Department’s Students’ Stage club. http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/ntlin4-frankenstein
Monday, December 3 to Friday, December 7
Frankenstein, 1818-2018: Student Poster Session
Where: Kennedy Library, 1st floor Community Gallery
An interdisciplinary exhibition of Cal Poly student work inspired by Frankenstein.
Instructors, if you are assigning student projects for display, please contact Catherine Trujillo at ude.yloplacnull@llijurtc for size requirements. (Tabloid size encouraged).
– Please submit video files by Tuesday, November 27. Submit video files on a flashdrive and deliver to room 510A in Kennedy Library from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m on November 27.
– Please submit posters by Friday, November 30. Posters can be dropped off to the library’s 1st floor Community Gallery from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on November 30th.
Thursday, December 6
Gillen D’Arcy Wood, “Frankenstein and Climate Change”
When: 11:10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Where: Building 07, ATL room 2
Professor Wood’s talk comes from his book Tambora: The Eruption that Changed the World (Princeton UP, 2014) on the 1815 Indonesian volcanic eruption that began a global climate disaster and helped inspire Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. This talk’s environmental approach captures the novel’s interdisciplinary appeal and is sponsored by the departments of English, History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, and the Science, Technology & Society Minors Program.
https://www.english.illinois.edu/people/gdwood