NUI Galway Commemorates the Bicentenary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

NUI Galway Commemorates the Bicentenary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

The 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel, Frankenstein, will be celebrated this Hallowe’en with a series of free events at NUI Galway and in Galway City. A movie night, staged reading, and public lecture, organised by lecturers and students from the discipline of English at NUI Galway, take place from 30 October to 1 November, joining literary communities across the world in celebrating this most famous, and most misunderstood, of literary monsters.

Events taking place in Galway include:

• Screening of Young Frankenstein will take place on Tuesday 30 October in the Black Gate Cultural Centre from 5-7pm. Tickets: https://frankenreads-movie.eventbrite.com
• Staged readings from Frankenstein will take place in the O’Donoghue Theatre, NUI Galway, on Wednesday 31 October from 6-8pm. Tickets: https://frankenreads-readings.eventbrite.com
• A public lecture entitled, ‘Frankenstein’s Chemistry: Vital Motion and the Science of Life’, will be delivered by Dr Mary Fairclough (York) in the Anatomy Theatre, NUI Galway, on Thursday 1 November from 7-9pm. The lecture is followed by a drinks reception at the Moore Institute. Tickets: https://frankenreads-lecture.eventbrite.com

Events are free and open to all, but tickets should be booked in advance at the links above.

Frankenreads NUIG is a branch of Frankenreads, the international celebration of the 200th anniversary of the novel for Hallowe’en 2018 organised by the Keats-Shelley Association of America. It is also part of the EXPLORE initiative at NUI Galway, where students and staff collaborate to deliver their innovative ideas and projects. Featuring staff and students from English, Frankenreads NUIG is also supported by the University’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Project Fund and by the Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies.