Lecture, Panel Discussion Slated in Conjunction with Gumberg Frankenstein Exhibit
Gumberg Library is hosting two free events in conjunction with Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature, a traveling six-poster exhibit on display in the Popular Reading Room through Saturday, Oct. 6.
Dr. Elizabeth Young, the Carl M. and Elsie A. Small Professor of English at Mount Holyoke, will present Black Frankenstein at the Bicentennial on Friday, Sept. 21, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Dougherty Ballroom A, Power Center. She will explain the relevance of the Frankenstein metaphor in the United States at the bicentennial of its publication.
A Duquesne faculty panel will discuss the relevance of Frankenstein in the modern world during The Meaning of Frankenstein in the 21st Century: An Interdisciplinary Faculty Panel Discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center on the first floor of Gumberg Library.
Panelists include Dr. Henk ten Have, professor in the Center for Healthcare Ethics; Dr. Rebecca May, visiting assistant professor of English; and Dr. Benjamin Goldschmidt, assistant professor of biomedical engineering.
Free and open to the public, Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
For more information on the exhibit or these events, visit www.duq.edu/Frankenstein or call 412.396.6130.