'Just a Backlash': Margaret Atwood, Feminism, and The Handmaid's Tale

Neuman, Shirley

doi:10.1353/utq.2006.0260

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“…A work of not-so-speculative fiction, Atwood’s novel has been understood as an exaggeration and critique of the ways in which women and mothers are treated in western societies (see Chadha 2009; Latimer 2013, 32–53). In 1985, The Handmaid’s Tale dramatized the anti-feminist “backlash” of the 1980s (see Faludi [1991] 2006) but, famously, did not include anything that has not happened or was not happening in the U.S. and elsewhere (see Atwood 2011; Neuman 2006). With “Offred,” the Handmaid to Commander Fred Waterford, standing in as witness, the novel functions as a critical warning of the widespread complicity in white heteropatriarchy, and a feminist call to action, with Atwood hinting at an internal resistance called “Mayday.” However, Atwood’s Offred is less resistant than complicit in women’s oppression and she tends to conform to traditional gender roles and relationships (see Stillman and Johnson 1994; Weiss 2009).…”

Section: Family Valuesmentioning

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“Domestic Feminism”: The Politics of Reproduction and Motherhood in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale

Boyle

2023

Television & New Media

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Popularized by Hulu’s television adaptation, the allegories and iconography of The Handmaid’s Tale have been used in women’s reproductive rights activism around the world. However, at the same time, the series has been recognized and critiqued as offering white, conservative feminism. This article explores how Hulu’s adaptation often works to domesticate Margaret Atwood’s novel and the series’ feminist implications in regard to reproduction and motherhood. While The Handmaid’s Tale has become spectacularly visible as a popular feminist television series, its reproductive politics and representations of women, family and motherhood are largely conservative: waging a limited resistance on behalf of neotraditional white Anglo-western mothers. In light of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, this article is motivated by the conviction that it is increasingly important to hold sociocultural representations of reproduction and motherhood to account.

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Section: Family Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Domestic Feminism”: The Politics of Reproduction and Motherhood in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale

Boyle

2023

Television & New Media

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“…Ao dedicar o texto a um pesquisador do Puritanismode quem a autora inclusive foi alunae a uma das mulheres condenadas à morte na perseguição puritana às bruxasque a autora considera sua antepassada -, vislumbramos mais elementos extratextuais conduzindo nossas conclusões interpretativas. Informações sobre o contexto norte-americano na década de 1980já vastamente explorado por autoras feministas, como Susan Faludi (2006), e pela crítica de The Handmaid's Tale, como de Shirley Neuman (2006) adicionam elementos relevantes à conexão entre obra e realidade, incluindo o retrocesso de conquistas feministas por ondas políticas conservadoras e misóginas.…”

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A Ironia e a Crítica Feminista de The Handmaid’s Tale

Gonçalves

2023

Rev. Estud. Fem.

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Resumo: A presente análise crítica de The Handmaid’s Tale, de Margaret Atwood (1996), propõe explorar a ironia como estratégia retórica fértil a uma perspectiva feminista. A partir da identificação dos níveis de leitura incitados pela obra, examinamos como o olhar às investidas irônicas do romance permite a formação de uma comunidade de leitoras. O trabalho crítico de Wayne Booth (1974; 1983) é utilizado como aparato teórico central em direção a uma leitura feminista que, a partir da ironia, acolhe a história da protagonista em harmonia com as intenções implícitas da autora.

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“…Many studies of feminist criticism in literature which involve analyzing and interpreting literary works by considering gender perspectives and issues related to the role of women in society have been conducted (Deepwell, 2023;Mohammed & Lateef, 2023). Not only this highlights gender inequality, patriarchal power structures, and discrimination and oppression against women, this approach also seeks to examine the portrayal and representation of women in literary work (Neimneh et al, 2020;Neuman, 2006;Prajnandhari, 2021;Rakow, 2022). Feminist criticism includes examining female characters, their role in the plot, and how the narrative treats and gives voice to women.…”

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Pengaruh Konsep Feminisme Liberal Eudoria Terhadap Enola dalam Film Enola Holmes

Janice,

Mulatsih

2024

Jubasan

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Banyak kajian sastra feminis yang menempatkan tokoh utama sebagai pusat pembahasannya. Namun beberapa penelitian mengabaikan peran karakter minor. Faktanya, tokoh utama tidak bisa berdiri sendiri tanpa tokoh minor. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana tokoh minor bernama Eudoria Holmes mempengaruhi putrinya, Enola Holmes untuk mewujudkan prinsip dan nilai feminisme liberal berdasarkan teori Marilley dalam film Enola Holmes (2020) dan Enola Holmes 2 (2022). Para peneliti menggunakan konsep feminisme untuk mengidentifikasi bagaimana feminisme liberal ditampilkan dalam film. Data pendukung diperoleh dari berbagai sumber, seperti buku, artikel, dan jurnal terkait diskriminasi gender, stereotip terhadap perempuan, dan feminisme. Dalam pengumpulan data digunakan teknik analisis dokumen. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan feminis. Para peneliti menemukan ada tiga jenis feminisme liberal. Yang pertama adalah feminisme persamaan hak; Eudoria mempengaruhi Enola untuk memiliki sekelompok orang yang berbicara satu suara agar dapat didengar. Yang kedua adalah feminisme ketakutan; Eudoria yang pertama kali mengalami ketakutan dan ketidakamanan di masyarakat membuat Enola terjerumus ke dalam situasi tidak aman dan tidak nyaman karena tidak mengikuti standar masyarakat. Yang terakhir adalah feminisme pengembangan pribadi; Eudoria mengajak Enola berpikir kritis dari berbagai sudut pandang. Singkatnya, kajian ini memperkaya pembahasan feminisme melalui kacamata karakter minor yang jarang dieksplorasi.

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'Just a Backlash': Margaret Atwood, Feminism, and The Handmaid's Tale

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

“Domestic Feminism”: The Politics of Reproduction and Motherhood in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale

“Domestic Feminism”: The Politics of Reproduction and Motherhood in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale

A Ironia e a Crítica Feminista de The Handmaid’s Tale

Pengaruh Konsep Feminisme Liberal Eudoria Terhadap Enola dalam Film Enola Holmes

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