Subscribe to MWCC News The Mount Wachusett Community College Humanities Project continues with a free Monster Movie Marathon on Saturday, March 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Leominster Public Library. Professor Joseph Moser of Fitchburg State University will present two film versions of Frankenstein: James Whale’s 1931 classic starring Boris Karloff, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, directed […]
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MWCC Humanities Project, Myths, Monsters and Modern Science: Frankenstein’s Legacy, Continues with Free Events
Though the calendar says it’s the dead of winter, Frankenstein’s monster is still alive as Mount Wachusett Community College’s Humanities Project continues its series “Myths, Monsters, and Modern Science: Frankenstein’s Legacy” through April. Sponsored through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this year’s theme takes an in-depth look at Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old […]
Monsters on the Big Screen
“Monsters on the Big Screen,” a presentation by Fitchburg State University film and English Professor Joseph Moswer, will take place Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the North Café. The presentation is one of several planned this fall as part of the MWCC Humanities Project, focusing this year on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
MWCC Panel Presentation: Frankenscience? The Myths and Realities of Contemporary Science
Mount Wachusett Community College Humanities Project, “Myths, Monsters, and Modern Science: Frankenstein’s Legacy,” continues with a free panel presentation and discussion on contemporary science. “Frankenscience? The Myths and Realities of Contemporary Science,” will take place Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Levi Heywood Memorial Library in Gardner. Panelists include Lara Dowland, […]
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Highlights Year Two of MWCC Humanities Project
This month, the Mount Wachusett Community College Humanities Project begins its second year with “Myths, Monsters, and Modern Science: Frankenstein’s Legacy,” an in-depth look at Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein, and its relevance in today’s world.Throughout the year, free events will take place at the college’s Gardner campus and in the community at public libraries […]
Frankenstein stars in MWCC symposium (Telegram & Gazette, July 24, 2015)
GARDNER – About 200 years ago, four tourists gathered in a chalet outside Geneva, Switzerland, for a summer vacation. That summer was extremely cold and wet, and they spent most of their time indoors. This foursome, Percy Shelley and his fiance, Mary Wollstonecraft, Lord Byron and Dr. John Polidori, decided to while away the time […]
Myths, Monsters, and Modern Science: Shelley’s Frankenstein Focus of Year Two MWCC Humanities Project
Like many great works of science fiction, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, explores what it means to be human in a rapidly changing world. Published nearly 200 years ago when Shelley was just 20 years old, the novel’s influence extends well beyond the literary domain into film, science and politics, making it an ideal theme for […]
MWCC Students Showcase Contributions to Humanities Project
Wrapping up a successful first semester of “East Meets West in a Cabin in Concord,” students showcased Thoreau-themed projects during a Dec. 4 exhibit. Funded through a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the MWCC Humanities Project’s first-year theme is encouraging students to consider the lasting relevance and modern application of Thoreau’s […]