Title: Torture Porn in Dystopic Feminism.
Authors: Weber, Brenda R.
Abstract: The article offers criticism on the television series "The Handmaid's Tale," based on a 1985 novel of the same name written by Margaret Atwood. Depicting a dystopia, the series stars Elisabeth Moss as Offred, the main character describing everyday life in Gilead, a nation with reproductive struggles and thus, tortures fertile women into submission. The way the series compares to torture porn is also noted.
Subjects: HANDMAID'S Tale, The (Book : Atwood); HANDMAID'S Tale, The (TV program); MOSS, Elisabeth, 1982-; DYSTOPIAS; SPLATTER films
Publication: Communication, Culture & Critique, 2018, Vol 11, Issue 1, p192
ISSN: 1753-9129
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1093/ccc/tcx011

Torture Porn in Dystopic Feminism.

Weber, Brenda R.