| GA-255923-17 | Public Programs: Cooperative Agreements and Special Projects (Public Programs) | Keats-Shelley Association of America, Inc. | Frankenreads | 3/1/2017 - 12/31/2018 | $30,000.00 | Neil | R. | Fraistat | | | | Keats-Shelley Association of America, Inc. | New York | NY | 10018-2788 | USA | 2016 | | Cooperative Agreements and Special Projects (Public Programs) | Public Programs | 30000 | 0 | 23621.91 | 0 | To commemorate the bicentennial of the publication of Frankenstein, the Keats-Shelley Association of America (K-SAA) proposes “Frankenreads,” a national/international series of public programs and educational curriculum that culminates in a public reading of Frankenstein on October 31, 2018.
To commemorate the bicentennial of the publication of
Frankenstein and also to harness its power to generate communities of readers,
the Keats-Shelley Association of America (K-SAA) proposes adapting public
engagement techniques pioneered in the Digital Humanities to launch “Frankenreads”:
a “Bloomsday” style, national/international public reading of Frankenstein on
October 31, 2018 (Halloween), a date we believe will generate significant media
interest. A partnership with NEH through the support of a Chairman’s Grant
would enable us to (1) engage an international community, including but not
limited to North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific in related
activities centering on the novel; (2) to make this community visible globally
as a community through shared branding and social media; (3) to livestream a
public reading of Frankenstein to be held at NEH headquarters for those around
the world who are unable to attend one in person; (4) to facilitate bringing
regional experts of the novel to such events as lectures, discussions, and film
showings held at local libraries and community centers; (5) to hold in
conjunction with students, teachers, and the public could contribute their
thoughts, images, and shirt film about all of this activity, focused on the
continued centrality of the novel in international contemporary culture.
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