Killing Joy in Ustopian Gilead: Girlhood and Subversion in The Handmaid’s Tale “Media Franchise”

This article explores the representations of girlhood introduced in the recent additions to The Handmaid’s Tale franchise: Bruce Miller’s 2017 Hulu series and Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel The Testaments. Drawing on affect theory and girlhood studies, I analyze how the girls do not conform to the cul...

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Main Author: Sara Tabuyo-Santaclara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2024-02-01
Series:Canada and Beyond
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/dos/index.php/2254-1179/article/view/31225