{"id":1241,"date":"2020-08-07T13:23:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T12:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningspaces.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeuniculture\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:47:18","slug":"the-uod-book-club-podcast-episode-7-dr-daniel-cook-on-frankenstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/the-uod-book-club-podcast-episode-7-dr-daniel-cook-on-frankenstein\/","title":{"rendered":"The UoD Book Club Podcast, Episode 7: Dr Daniel Cook on &#8216;Frankenstein&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Dundee Book Club Podcast has just posted its seventh episode! In this podcast you will have the opportunity to learn out about the books and ideas that have inspired and influenced the many different and wonderful people that we have here on campus. You can access the podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/the-university-of-dundees-book-club\/id1512838049\"><strong>iTunes<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7b7UhhSBv5TVRPSGKKtiD9?si=pzbR3sOeSomBGGKynJUVNg\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1080413\">Buzzsprout.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the University of Dundee, welcome to our book club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2020\/08\/EegsBvsXkAIaMoW.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1242 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2020\/08\/EegsBvsXkAIaMoW.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2020\/08\/EegsBvsXkAIaMoW.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2020\/08\/EegsBvsXkAIaMoW-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2020\/08\/EegsBvsXkAIaMoW-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>In this Episode<br \/>\n<\/b>In this episode Dr Daniel Cook, Senior Lecturer and Head of English in the School of Humanities, discusses some of the key ideas and themes from the book \u2018Frankenstein\u2019 by Mary Shelley.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Find Out More:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0You can find out more about Daniel, including his research interests\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/people\/daniel-cook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Follow Daniel (@drdanielcook) and the Dundee Gothic Group (@DundeeGothic) on Twitter<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The bicentennial \u201cDundee Edition\u201d of \u2018Frankenstein\u2019 is available for FREE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.dundee.ac.uk\/en\/publications\/mary-shelleys-frankenstein-the-dundee-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Find out more about Mary Shelley\u2019s life in Dundee\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/14cT6R2rGPZV4mnrBbW3FkK\/the-inspiration-for-frankenstein-was-author-mary-shelley-influenced-by-dundee-s-gruesome-whaling-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m0000cj7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>From the Episode:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Learn more about \u2018The Hero with a Thousand Faces\u2019 by Joseph Campbell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Find out more about Danny Boyle\u2019s adaptation of Frankenstein\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/shows\/nt-at-home-frankenstein#production-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Dundee Book Club Podcast has just posted its seventh episode! In this podcast you will have the opportunity to learn out about the books and ideas that have inspired and influenced the many different and wonderful people that we have here on campus. You can access the podcast on iTunes,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0and\u00a0Buzzsprout. 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