Themes and Readings
All participants will be expected to have read Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) before arriving at the lab, as well as a number of other essays. All materials will be available to accepted participants through the e-class platform of the University of Thessaly at least a month before the beginning of the program.
Penelope Papailias_
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Laura Kunreuther_AnimationThis section will explore the concept of animation that emerges as a key theme in Frankenstein. How does animation relate to the fact of listening or witnessing another person/creature’s tale that similarly structures the novel and has become a central mode of engagement for today’s figures of liminality like contemporary refugees? What correlations and differences might we discern between animating a being into life and witnessing or listening to their tale?The third suggested reading reflects on the classroom as a ‘semi-private room’ and may provide an opportunity for us to think about what we are doing as an intimate, semi-private group in PSL and how that relates to the practice of experimental humanities.
Key Reading:
Leandros Kyriakopoulos_
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EiriniAvramopoulou_The 'monster' within:
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Daniel Karpowitz
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