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Frankenstein, Film, and the Human Condition with Dr. Picart

Vincent T. Edwards - Mr. Speaker May 12, 2026


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Episode Summary
In this fascinating episode of Mr. Speaker Speaks, Vincent T. Edwards welcomes Dr. Caroline Joan “Kay” S. Picart, a scholar-attorney, philosopher, retired professor, author, and interdisciplinary thinker whose work spans law, philosophy, film, criminology, sociology, communications, aesthetics, and cultural criticism.

Dr. Picart joins the show to discuss her scholarship on Frankenstein films and the enduring cultural power of Mary Shelley’s legendary creation. Through her works, including The Cinematic Rebirths of Frankenstein, The Frankenstein Film Sourcebook, and Remaking the Frankenstein Myth on Film, Dr. Picart explores how the Frankenstein story has been repeatedly reimagined across film, horror, comedy, science fiction, psychoanalysis, mythology, and cultural theory.

Episode Summary
In this fascinating episode of Mr. Speaker Speaks, Vincent T. Edwards welcomes Dr. Caroline Joan “Kay” S. Picart, a scholar-attorney, philosopher, retired professor, author, and interdisciplinary thinker whose work spans law, philosophy, film, criminology, sociology, communications, aesthetics, and cultural criticism.

Dr. Picart joins the show to discuss her scholarship on Frankenstein films and the enduring cultural power of Mary Shelley’s legendary creation. Through her works, including The Cinematic Rebirths of Frankenstein, The Frankenstein Film Sourcebook, and Remaking the Frankenstein Myth on Film, Dr. Picart explores how the Frankenstein story has been repeatedly reimagined across film, horror, comedy, science fiction, psychoanalysis, mythology, and cultural theory.

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