Lauren Albright Flanigan
Research Expertise
American
Film Studies and Cultural Studies
Literature and Science
Women's Literature and Feminist Theory
Lauren Albright Flanigan is a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland with an interest in portrayals of illness and disability in visual media. Her dissertation explores the pink culture of breast cancer survival as represented by graphic novels, photography, advertizing, and film. By analyzing the intersections of illness, race, gender, class, and sexuality, she reveals the ways media paint a positive disease experience for some patients, while disqualifying others from narratives of hope.
Publications
"Monster Got Your Tongue? Language and Visual Monstrosity in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein,"
Published in: Monsters in Society: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
English
Lead: Lauren Albright Flanigan
Dates:
Mary Shelley’s frightening fiend has a long tradition of visually thrilling movie audiences. Yet there is more to this hulking hodge-podge of human parts than meets the eye, lest we forget how linguistically savvy he is in the novel.