Frankenstein Exhibit and Lecture Series (Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Forwarded to HISTNEUR-L from H-SCI-MED-TECH. The American Library Association is sending a couple of copies of the (U.S.) National Library of Medicine's "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature" exhibition on tour to university and public city/town libraries, each of which will create programs to accompany it. For details, see: http://www.ala.org/publicprograms/frankenstein/ And see if it is coming to a library near you: http://www.ala.org/publicprograms/frankenstein/itinerary.html Russell Johnson HISTNEUR-L administrator --- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:33:58 -0500 From: "Suzanne Moon, H-SCI-MED-TECH" [smtedit@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU] Subject: Frankenstein Exhibit and Lecture Series Sender: "H-NET List on the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology" [H-SCI-MED-TECH@H-NET.MSU.EDU] Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 15:54:35 -0500 From: Edward Morman [emorman@collphyphil.org] Subject: Frankenstein Exhibit and Lecture Series The W.W. Hagerty Library at Drexel University (33rd & Market Streets, Philadelphia) is currently hosting a traveling exhibition, created at the National Library of Medicine, called FRANKENSTEIN: PENETRATING THE SECRETS OF NATURE Accompanying the exhibit is a lecture series that began earlier this week. Remaining lectures are: Thursday, February 20, 6:00 PM Erin McLeary (Department of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania) "Real Reasons to Rob a Grave: Science, Commerce, and Graverobbing in the Nineteenth Century." Patten Auditorium (109 Matheson Hall) Drexel University, University City Campus. Tuesday, February 25, 7:30 PM Les Friedman (Medical Ethics and Humanities Program, Northwestern University) "The Strange Case of Dr. Frankenstein: Movies, Myths, Morals and Monsters." Ruth Auditorium (125 Nesbitt Hall) Drexel University, University City Campus. Thursday, February 27, 6:00 PM Leonard Finegold (Department of Physics, Drexel University) "Inventing Life." Patten Auditorium (109 Matheson Hall) Drexel University, University City Campus. Tuesday, March 4, 4:00 PM Panel Discussion: "What if Dr. Frankenstein Created the Monster Today?" Panelists: David Bennett, Peter I. Lelkis, Janet E. Fleetwood, and Florence Gelo. Moderator: Don Riggs. Geary Auditorium (New College Building) Drexel University, Center City Campus. Friday, March 7, 6:00 PM Co-sponsored by the Francis C. Wood Institute of the History of Medicine Susan Wells (Temple University Department of English) "Gendered Practices in Mary Shelley's Novel: the Opening of the Body, Dissection, and Visual Knowledge." The College of Physicians of Philadelphia 19 South 22nd Street Thursday, March 13, 6:00 Don Riggs (Department of English and Philosophy, Drexel University) "Frankenstein's Children: Frankenstein and Science Fiction." Patten Auditorium (109 Matheson Hall) Drexel University, University City Campus. For further information, please consult http://www.library.drexel.edu/frankenstein/ --- End Forwarded Message ---