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Frankencon: A Monstrous Celebration

Oct 10

03:30 PM - 09:00 PM

Chula Vista Campus

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The School of Arts, Communication, and Social Sciences presents,
FrankenCon: A Monstrous Celebration

FRANKENCON SCHEDULE

MONDAY, 10/10 - MAIN STAGE, SWC Performing Arts Center
PANEL #1: 3:30-4:20PM
“Like Mother, Like Daughter – Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley”
Prof. Laura Brooks, Dr. Jessica Posey

PANEL #2: 4:30-5:20PM
“Dr. Frankenstein’s Creation”
Students of Dr. Jessica Posey

DINNER BREAK: 5:20-6:00 PM – Food truck at the patio

PANEL #3: 6:00-6:50PM
“The Making of The Frankenstein Project – The Playwright”
Kirsten Brandt, Professor. San Jose State University

SCREENING & COSTUME CONTEST (Best Sci-Fi Costume) 7-9PM
“Frankenstein” Universal Pictures, 1931


TUESDAY, 10/11 - MAIN STAGE, SWC Performing Arts Center
PANEL #1: 3:30-4:20PM
“The Philosophy of Frankenstein”
Prof. Peter Bolland, Asst. Prof. Cassandra Evans, Prof. Diane Palmer

PANEL #2: 4:30-5:20PM
“Frankenstein in the Laboratory: Ancient and Modern Science”
Prof. Megan Eckles, Prof. Joachim Latzer, Prof. Valerie Pennington

DINNER BREAK: 5:20-6 PM - Food truck at the patio

PANEL #3: 6-6:50PM
“Mary Shelley’s Cultural Moment in Art and Architecture”
Elizabeth Hammack, Asst. Prof. Grażyna Kubis, Dr. Eun Park, Ph. D., Nadia Nunez

SCREENING & COSTUME CONTEST (Best Horror Costume): 7-9 PM
“The Bride of Frankenstein” Universal Pictures, 1935

*Due to COVID-19 and Southwestern Guideline, face masks must be worn inside the building at all times. *

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