The Restrictions of Genre: The Television Series THE HANDMAID’S TALE as a Classic Dystopia

While there is a long tradition of literary utopias, there are hardly any positive utopias in film. Cinematic dystopias, by contrast, abound. The typical dystopia usually features a protagonist who is in opposition to the ruling regime, a built-in dramatic conflict that makes dystopias particularly...

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Subtitles:Fiction, Religion and Politics in The Handmaid’s Tale
Main Author: Spiegel, Simon 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie 2024
In: Journal for religion, film and media
Year: 2024, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-106
Further subjects:B Series
B THE HANDMAID'S TALE
B Dramaturgical Demands
B Dystopia
B Utopia
B Genre
B Science Fiction
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