Celebrating in 2026: the 105th anniversary of the lost film Il Mostro di Frankenstein (1921); the 95th anniversary of Universal Studios’ Frankenstein (1931); the 60th anniversary of Dell Comics’ superhero version of Frankenstein (1966), Hanna Barbera’s television hero Frankenstein Jr, co-star of the series Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1966), and the films Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) and The War of the Gargantuas (1966); the 55th anniversary of General Mills’ cereal mascot Franken Berry (1971); the 50th anniversary of the Saturday-morning television series Monster Squad (1976); the 45th anniversary of the anime film Kyofu Densetsu: Kaiki! Furankenshutain (1981); the 40th anniversary of Ken Russell’s film Gothic (1986) and Fred Saberhagen’s novel The Frankenstein Papers (1986); the 25th anniversary of Curtis Jobling’s picture book Frankenstein's Cat (2001); the 20th anniversary of Grant Morrision’s comic book series Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein (2006); the 15th anniversary of Nick Dear’s play Frankenstein (2011); the 10th anniversary of the Royal Ballet's production of Frankenstein (2016); and the release of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film Bride! (2026).

Friday, March 1, 2024

Frankenstein Sessions at NeMLA 2024

They Live: Female Monsters and Their Impact on the Frankenstein Tradition and Elsewhere 

Sponsored by the Monsters & the Monstrous Area of the Northeast Popular Culture Association 

Organized by Michael A. Torregrossa


55th NeMLA Convention

Boston, MA

7-10 March 2024


Friday
Mar 8 Track 11
04:45-06:15

11.20 They Live: Female Monsters and Their Impact on the Frankenstein Tradition and Elsewhere (Part 1)
Chair: Michael Torregrossa, Bristol Community College
Location: Gardner B (Media Equipped)
British & Cultural Studies and Media Studies

"From Prometheus to Pygmalion to Pandora: The Feminist Threat of Frankenstein’s 'Dark Brides'" Kyle Bishop, Southern Utah University

"Hypertext, the Female Monster, and Other Boundary Creatures in Shelley Jackson's Patchwork Girl" Callie Ingram, University at Buffalo, SUNY

"'I am no one’s': Subverting the ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ in The Frankenstein Chronicles " Sophie-Constanze Bantle, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg


Saturday
Mar 9 Track 14
10:00-11:30

14.18 They Live: Female Monsters and Their Impact on the Frankenstein Tradition and Elsewhere (Part 2)
Chair: Michael Torregrossa, Bristol Community College
Location: Hampton B (Media Equipped)
British & Cultural Studies and Media Studies

"The Bride Who Survived: Shelley Jackson’s Patchwork Girl (1995) and its Female Monster" Jonathan Rose, University of Passau

"'No more let Life divide...': Serial Brides in Penny Dreadful and The Frankenstein Chronicles " Federica Perazzini, Sapienza-Università di Roma

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