Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein already introduces this issue of the nature of being and the core of our subjectivity. In Frankissstein’s source text, Frankenstein’s creature, an outsider in his society, raises the question of what makes someone human, what is considered monstrous, and who has the prerogative of deciding on the answers. As such, it has traditionally been read as “a representation of [marginalisation] and [victimisation], of binding cultural construction” (Mossman, no pg.).
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Kit Schuster (they/them) is a graduate student completing an MA in British and North American Cultural Studies at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany. Their current research focuses on Embodiment, Posthumanism, and Gothic Literature, with an emphasis on Queerness and Othering. Kit Schuster is a published poet and an activist, engaging in community efforts on behalf of lgbtq+ students. They can be contacted on twitter @KitSchusterAca.