Recycle Read Repeat

Come nerd out with us!Get cozy and get literary! We got the popcorn.This month we are watching Mary Shelly. Mary Shelley is a 2017 romantic period-drama film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour and written by Emma Jensen. The plot follows Mary Shelley's first love and her romantic relationship with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, which inspired her to write her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. An international co-production, the film stars Elle Fanning as Shelley, with Maisie Williams, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley, and Ben Hardy in supporting roles.The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

Come nerd out with us as Dr. Jaroff shares short stories from 19th century women authors who rebelled against the patriarchyRebels With a Cause: 19th-Century American Women Writers Protest Against PatriarchyJoin us for a discussion about how these stories help us to rethink the role of women both then and now, while they encourage us to keep pushing back against those who forget that, in America, it is “freedom and justice for all.”While the image of the “True Woman” in Victorian-age America—angelic, passive, and born to serve men—remains a powerful literary trope, women authors offered opposing images of strong, assertive,