{"id":1558,"date":"2019-02-05T11:45:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T10:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?p=1558"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:23:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:23:26","slug":"why-the-monster-and-why-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/why-the-monster-and-why-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the monster and why now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2018, we have seen worldwide celebrations Mary Shelley\u2019s Frankenstein, where the monster in many ways has become a symbol for the monstrous, the unwanted and the not-quite human. However, Christian Beyer<\/strong> from Troms\u00f8, the Arctic University of Norway, Dr. Line Henriksen<\/strong> from the University of Copenhagen and Dr. Siv Fr\u00f8ydis Berg<\/strong> from the Norwegian National Library have all embraced the monster as an important and highly relevant figure to keep thinking with. What is it about the monster that continues to draw our attention?<\/p>\n

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In 2018, we have seen worldwide celebrations Mary Shelley\u2019s Frankenstein, where the monster in many ways has become a symbol for the monstrous, the unwanted and the not-quite human. 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