Deborah James
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Prestige TV and the ever higher bar for production value
Kevin, you hit upon an important aspect of THT and its like, which reminds me of an emerging production-based 'genre' called 'prestige TV.' The gatekeepers, it would seem, are establishing a category of quality television and telling u ... -
Human vs Feminist Story: Opportunities to Engage
In reading your post, Sharon, what has occurred to me is how Moss' statement- presenting the idea that this is a human vs feminist story- has presented us with an opportunity to debate this issue. Atwood shows us the way, to some degree, by contradic ... -
A bricolage of here and there, now and then
Your post evokes the concept of bricolage, the construction of art/literature from a diverse range of 'things.' As you note, Atwood's writing reveals "the inherent connections among historical record, contemporary actual, and future po ... -
A break between episodes...
Thank you for highlighting the issue of activist backlash in relation to our public lived experience, in contemporary terms (And, thank you, for the new to me reference, 45). I am finding it fascinating how backlash is subtlety woven throughout our popula ... -
Memory of self
My name is June. ... -
Neoliberalism: Why The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu is problematic
A colleague of mine (Ellie Walsh) passed along a recent blog post by Gail Dines accessed here http://www.feministcurrent.com/2017/05/01/the-handmaids-tale-offers-a-te... Dines compares 'made for women, by women' porn with Hulu's The Handmai ... -
Durationality, time and the path to The Handmaid's Tale
As I read your post, Sarah, I cannot help but agree with you on the limits and shaping power of binge-watching. Sharon, the pause and reflect as a practice of meaning-making, is also well taken. It also occurs to me that part of the viewing audience read ...