November 22, 2010 – January 2, 2011
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/frankenstein/

This exhibition looks at the world from which Mary Shelley came, at how popular culture has embraced the Frankenstein story, and at how Shelley’s creation continues to illuminate the blurred, uncertain boundaries of what we consider “acceptable” science.

The HS/HSL has compiled a guide of resources to accompany the exhibit.

EXHIBIT EVENTS:

Frank’s Big Movie Night: Young Frankenstein

Join us for the comedy classic, Young Frankenstein
Thursday, December 2, 7:00 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Ballroom 210B
Snacks will be provided.

Brownbag Lecture Series

Raising the Dead: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, and the AICD
Philip Mackowiak, MD, MBA
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Chief of the Medical Care Clinical Center, VA Maryland Health Care System
Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:00 – 1:00
Davidge Hall

The Real Frankenstein’s Monster: The Creation of Social Alienation in the 19th Century
Michael Reisch, PhD, MSW, MA
Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor of Social Justice, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Thursday, December 9, 2010, 12:00 – 1:00
HS/HSL 5th Floor, Gladhill Boardroom

From Frankenstein to Face Transplants
Stephen Bartlett, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical Center
Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 12:00 – 1:00
HS/HSL 5th Floor, Gladhill Boardroom

Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature was developed by the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the American Library Association.
It has been made possible by major grants from The National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., and the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.

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