REPRESENTATION OF RESEARCH SUPERVISION IN SCIENCE-FICTION: A READING OF MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (original) (raw)

2021, Particip’Action Vol. 13- n°2 – Juillet 2021

Abstract Though not systematically explored and studied in Mary Shelley’s days, research supervision happens to be, according to new developments in the research pedagogy, a key factor in the successful completion of a research project and, above all, in the quality of research findings. Using Reader-response criticism as the theoretical approach, this paper attempts to reveal the main cause of the failure of Victor Frankenstein's research project by studying the pedagogy of research supervision at the University of Ingolstadt as portrayed by the English writer, Mary Shelley, in her novel Frankenstein. The analysis shows that most of the supervisory activities in the novel are in line with recent developments in the field of research supervision. However, it can be postulated that the lack of feedback between Victor Frankenstein and his research supervisor at some crucial moments of the research journey has led to unwanted results. Keywords: scientific research, supervision, Victor Frankenstein, failure.