One State/One Story: Frankenstein

2019

This application serves as a pilot project for a new partnership between the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community (IIDC) at Indiana University in Bloomington, and the Indiana Women's Prison (IWP), which is the state's maximum security facility located on the West Side of Indianapolis. This program is specifically an initiative of one of IIDC's centers, The Center on Education and Lifelong Learning (CELL), whose mission is: "Working with schools and communities to welcome, include, educate, and support all learners." CELL is a research center that promotes culturally responsive pedagogy and systems of care for all learners, meaning a partnership with adult learners at the Indiana Women's Prison would be ideal. Our program hopes to use a diverse amount of engaging activities to address Indiana Humanities question: Why did Mary Shelleys Frankenstein become an enduring work of fiction, inspiring thinkers, creators and scientists across generations? How is it relevant to people today? Students at the IWP have considered relevant topics alluded to in Frankenstein, and are intrigued by the prevailing theme of fear of the unknown. Prospective students in the class have created a complimentary question: What is fear? Historically, in what ways have artistic depictions of scientific advancement visualized or illustrated our fears? How does knowledge impact our attitudes about the future? There will be a total of four sessions, all which seek to answer the questions with a variety of different activities. Each session is approximately 90 minutes long.

Performing Research or Evaluation, Continuing Education/Community Training

Other

General Public

Other

State

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