The image of Frankenstein's monster that we see in movies, comic books, television shows, or advertisements does not resemble the monster described in Mary Shelley's original book. How does the mass media absorb and re-transmit the artist's work? What is lost along the way? This discussion will center on the ways that art lives on in our popular culture.

Oak Lawn Panel Members
Moderator: Alison St. John
Ms. St. John earned her master’s degree in sociology from DePaul University. She is an instructor of Sociology at Moraine Valley and was recently nominated for Who’s Who Among American Teachers. Ms. St. John wrote her master’s thesis on the social construction of gang symbols.

Richard Wolf
Dr. Wolf holds a Ph.D. in theological philosophy from the International Seminary. He is an instructor of Philosophy at Moraine Valley. Dr. Wolf’s book, The Big Picture: A Study in Moral Philosophy, was published this year.

Amy Kessel
Ms. Kessel is working on her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. She teaches in English, Education, and Interdisciplinary Humanities at Barat College where she has taught courses in Gothic fiction, film and popular culture.

Gina Miceli-Hoffman
Ms. Miceli-Hoffman holds a master’s and a bachelor’s in art history from Northern Illinois University. She is currently writing a book a cross-cultural, socio-historical analysis of Madonna & Child motifs utilized as religious/political propaganda. Ms. Miceli-Hoffman is an instructor of Art History at Moraine Valley.

Craig Rosen
Dr. Rosen holds a Ph.D. in theater from the University of Colorado--Boulder, an M.A. from Emerson College in Boston, and a B.A. from Temple University in his native Philadelphia. Dr. Rosen assumed his position as director of the Moraine Valley Theater Department in fall 2002.