The Handmaid's Tale: Teaching Dystopia, Feminism, and Resistance Across Disciplines and Borders

The Handmaid's Tale: Teaching Dystopia, Feminism, and Resistance Across Disciplines and Borders
ISBN-10
1498589154
ISBN-13
9781498589154
Series
The Handmaid's Tale
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
334
Language
English
Published
2019-06-06
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Authors
Karen A. Ritzenhoff, Janis Goldie

Description

This collection analyzes how their disciplines can add unique depth and context to many of the themes that are being mobilized in Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and its screen adaptations. Contributors address how these themes apply to social issues and specific topics such as science and religion to the role of journalism in a democratic society.

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