Lesson 15: Contemporary Renditions of the Frankenstein Myth - SE Draft by: Jason Grant McKahan and Dr. Kay Picart Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart, Donna Gallagher, and Kristen Millen 1/3/2019

Introduction The aim of this lecture is to focus on the treatment of the Frankenstein myth in more recent films, Frankenstein 1970 (Koch 1958) and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Branagh 1994). In specific, we aim to examine how these films illustrate the changing visualization and narration of the myth. 1/3/2019

Characters or caricatures? Which characters are caricatures or parodies of Frankenstein films? Continued . . . 1/3/2019

German Nazis and the Cold War Era (2) Which “racially” coded Germanic characters are also coded as Nazis? Continued . . . 1/3/2019

German Nazis and the Cold War Era (7) Where do Cold War references appear and which “shadow” do they represent? Continued . . . 1/3/2019

Monstrosity (3) How is the baron depicted as monstrous? Continued . . . 1/3/2019

Female-as-monstrous Which character occupies the position of the female-as-monstrous? Continued . . . 1/3/2019

Parthenogenesis How does the film itself correlate with the baron’s practice of male self-birthing? Continued . . . 1/3/2019

Gender in the 1990s How does the revision of the original novel in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein try to equalize gender relations between Victor and Elizabeth? Continued . . . 1/3/2019

Parthenogenesis How does Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein portray parthenogenesis? Continued . . . 1/3/2019

Female-as-monstrous How does Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein portray the female-as-monstrous? Continued . . . 1/3/2019