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Monster Mini Series Episode 3: Frankenstein's Creature

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In our final episode of our Monster Mini Series, we'll be exploring The Creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. But before we set off on stitching together this episode - we want to wish you a very Happy Halloween!CW racism, xenophobia, colonization, slavery, misogyny, sexual violence, religious trauma, homophobia, transphobiaWorks CitedBurkhart, Emily. “Lessons from Monsters: A Postcolonial Feminist Analysis of Frankenstein The 1818 Text.” Hohonu: A Journal of Academic Writing, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, vol. 11, 2013, https://hilo.hawaii.edu/campuscenter/hohonu/volumes/documents/LessonsfromMonstersPostcolonialFeministAnalysisofFrankensteinThe1818Text.pdfZonana, Joyce. “They Will Prove the Truth of My Tale": Safie's Letters as the Feminist Core of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.” Journal of Narrative Technique, 21:2 (Spring 1991), 170-84, https://knarf.english.upenn.edu/Articles/zonana.htmlRammahi, Reyam Kareem. “Can Safie Speak? Language and Representation of the Oriental Woman in Frankenstein.” Nineteenth Century Gender Studies, Issue 18.1 (Spring 2022), http://ww.w.ncgsjournal.com/issue181/rammahi.htmlGilbert, Sandra M. “Horror’s Twin: Mary Shelley’s Monstrous Eve.” Feminist Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, 1978, pp. 48–73. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3177447Pagan, Amanda. “A Brief History of Gothic Horror.” The New York Public Library, 18 Oct. 2018, https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/10/18/brief-history-gothic-horrorStryker, Susan. “My Words to Victor Frankenstein above the Village of Chamounix: Performing Transgender Rage.” GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, vol. 1, no. 3, 1994, pp. 237–254.GLQ https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-1-3-237Ungar, Rami. “Gothic Fiction: What Is It, and Why Is It So Popular?” Rami Ungar the Writer, WordPress, 12 July 2018, https://ramiungarthewriter.com/2018/07/12/gothic-fiction-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-so-popular/“Mary Shelley.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley“April 10, 1815: Mount Tambora Blows Up!” Skulls in the Stars, 10 April 2013, https://skullsinthestars.com/2013/04/10/april-10-1815-mount-tambora-blows-up/Final Girl Digital. “Frankenstein's Lobotomized Mistress: Dissecting the Poor Things Discourse.” YouTube, 16 April 2024, https://youtu.be/NTRLRpgZtSc?si=nuAh-8SoHPt5nP6bBooks ‘n’ Cats“What can Frankenstein teach us about prejudice?” YouTube, 22 May 2024, https://youtu.be/Qa6144Ctl0E?si=b8hUIWYkYD9L-AAqBooks ‘n’ Cats. “How Mary Shelley wrote the world's most iconic monster.” YouTube, 23 March 2025, https://youtu.be/_BUFnW_z8ho?si=s0zb754dfQdCd3AbDepartment of English, Arizona State University. ““Mothering Monsters: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” by Anne K. Mellor” YouTube, 14 January 2019, https://youtu.be/Rd-eKRRQzcQ?si=e02LaE7TtIt-uAO8

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