Of Prurient Interest

Episode 9: Consent, Complicity, and Control in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"


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Books Mentioned:

  • Folio Society edition of The Handmaid's Tale, illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso (2012)
  • The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (2020)
  • You by Anonymous (1975)
  • Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (1996)
  • The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (2005)
  • Other Media Mentioned: 

    • "[you fit into me]" by Margaret Atwood (1971)
    • The Handmaid's Tale TV series (2017)
    • Resources Used: 

      • "Banned Books Week: The Handmaid's Tale" by catieannelockhart
      • "The Handmaid's Tale has been feared, banned and loved. Now it's scaring the bejeezus out of us again" by Monica Hesse
      • "Margaret Atwood: The Prophet of Dystopia" by Rebecca Mead
      • www.margaretatwood.ca
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