Bicentential Monster- Shelley's Frankenstein
Theme:
Science fiction
Tags:
Science fictionretrospective
When:
5:00 PM, Sunday 1 Apr 2018
(1 hour)
Where:
Pan Pacific Perth
- East Grand River
How:
Mary Shelley is the grandmother of science fiction, founding en entire genre 200 years ago with her novel, Frankenstein. Does the novel's current relevance and resonance relate to the rise of synthetic biology and transhumanism? Why does the novel still speak so strongly to us?