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Frankenstein at 200!

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September 25, 2018

Frankenstein at 200! Silent Monster Movies

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In 1818, 20-year-old Mary Shelley published Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This fall, the Department of English marks the book's 200th anniversary with public readings, screenings...

September 26, 2018

Patricia Smith Reading

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The Creative Writing Program presents poet Patricia Smith. Smith is the author of eight collections of poetry, most recently Incendiary Art (2016), a volume focused on Emmett Till, which...

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