JACKSON, Tenn. — April 12, 2018 — 51社区 will host the Southeastern Conference on Christianity and Literature April 19-21. The theme of this year鈥檚 conference is 鈥淥f Gods and Monsters: Shelley鈥檚 Frankenstein Two Hundred Years On.鈥�
The conference will be a celebration of the bicentennial of the publication of Mary Shelley鈥檚 鈥淔rankenstein.鈥� It will focus on the intersection of theology and fiction and will be headlined by two plenary speakers with several other speakers from universities throughout the country.
The primary keynote speaker, Christina Bieber Lake, is the Clyde S. Kilby Professor of English at Wheaton College and author of 鈥淧rophets of the Posthuman: American Literature, Biotechnology and the Ethics of Personhood.鈥� She will speak on 鈥淭he Monstrous Sins of Victor Frankenstein鈥� at 7 p.m. Friday night.
The secondary keynote speaker, David Hogsette, is the writing program director and professor of English at Grove City College. He is the author of several books and articles, including articles on romanticism and Frankenstein. He will speak on 鈥淭hat Hideous Progeny: Frankenstein and Mary Shelley鈥檚 Conversations with Science, Domesticity and Romanticism鈥� at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
Other topics will include Mary Shelley鈥檚 legacy in contemporary science fiction, creation, maternity and paternity and revisions of Frankenstein in pop culture and movies.
The event will take place in the Carl Grant Events Center. Registration and the full schedule for the event can be found online at . The full cost is $75, and non-registrants interested in attending either of the plenary sessions can pay at the door $10 or $15 for lunch or dinner, respectively.