![The top and bottom halves of an image from ‘Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus’ (Revised Edition, 1831), with dark red between each half.](/media/irajvzcr/mary-shelley.png?center=0.53045484397891651,0.65114764772912259&mode=crop&width=1900&height=465&rnd=133637868714370000)
Dive into the eerie and fascinating world of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein', and its influence on Scottish Gothic literature and culture.
Hear from Dr. Emily Alder and Professor Daniel Cook, both leading experts in the field of Gothic literature, as they consider the ways in which 'Frankenstein' and the Gothic permeate literary and visual culture, including Scottish fiction, to this day. Chaired by one of our foremost cultural commentators and interviewers, Dr. Alistair Braidwood.
With the recent success of the film adaptation of Alasdair Gray's 'Poor Things', and the debt Gray's novel owes to 'Frankenstein' and Gothic fiction, how might we consider the influence of Mary Shelley's masterpiece on subsequent writers, artists, and filmmakers?
In what ways are James Hogg's 'Justified Sinner' and Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Jekyll and Hyde' also indebted to Shelley's novel? How is the afterlife of 'Frankenstein' revealed in more recent works and forms, and where can its effects be felt within a Scottish Gothic tradition?
This event celebrates our new Treasures display, featuring items relating to Byron and Mary Shelley.
Panelists
Professor Daniel Cook is a Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Dundee, where he is a Chair in English and Scottish Literature. His research and teaching interests focus on 18th- and 19th-century literature.
Dr. Emily Alder is Associate Professor of Literature and Culture at Edinburgh Napier University. She teaches and researches literature of the long nineteenth century, especially the Gothic, science, and environmental humanities.
Chair
Dr. Alistair Braidwood runs the website Scots Whay Hae! as well as hosting the accompanying podcast where he talks to some of the most interesting names involved in Scottish culture and the arts. He also reviews and interviews for various literary and cultural publications, and has been published in a number of academic journals and books.