Frankenstein and the History of Science Fiction

Today, we're talking about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and the claims some make about it being one of the first sci-fi novels. Holly chats about the history of science fiction stories, and the development of Frankenstein. Vivian explores the definition of science in contrast to magic and the problematic origins of this distinction. We also talk about other related things, like mythology, science fantasy, and how Vivian and Holly have no idea how wifi works.Reading and Enjoyment List Vivian's Blog Post on Science Fiction, Magic and MythologyReligion and Conspiracy Theories: an Introduction by David RobertsonBooks Mentioned by Holly:A True Story by LucianSomnium by Johannes KeplerThe Blazing World by Margaret CavendishGulliver's Travels by Jonathan SwiftThe Last Man by Mary ShelleyOur SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramBuy Our Books!Buy Holly's Book!Preorder Vivian's Book!Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.