What can Frankenstein teach us about prejudice?

Join our Discord: Support us on Patreon: Subscribe to The Ghoul Guides: @TheGhoulGuides There’s a reason Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is so enduringly influential, well-adapted, and well-studied, and it has to do with the novel’s brilliant exposé of ‘the other’. Over 200 years have passed since its initial publication and we’re still reading Shelley’s words and using them to reflect on our very human tendency to scape-goat, and ‘other’, those who don’t fit in. Frankenstein raises a whole lot of questions about different forms of prejudice and the institutions and ideologies they support, from patriarchy to slavery - learn more by watching this video. Content Warning: This video discusses racism, sexism, and sexual abuse Photosensitive warning: At 2:45 and 9:25 there is a flash. Once the sound of thunder has gone, it’s safe to look back. Written, presented, and edited by Rosie Whitcombe