COD 2018 - G947
Cultural Programme - Reading and Media Breakfast: Power, oppression and identity in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale: Novel and screen adaptations in dialogue with other works
Literature, film and TV series lovers
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sesiones, inicia: 15-Sep
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Ficha del curso
Ciclo: 2018
Nivel: General
Idioma: Inglés
Estado: Terminado
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Capacitador/es: Mr. Carlos Reynoso
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ARS 500.00
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Sesiones
| Sesiones | Fechas | Inicia | Termina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Septiembre 2018 | 09:00 am | 12:00 pm |
Capacitador/es
Carlos Reynoso
Literature, film and TV series lovers
• To explore the use of language to justify and reinforce power and control.
• To debate whether the analysed works depict language as being instrumental in establishing gender domination.
• To discuss the extent to which the oppressed people in these works are powerless and devoid of choice.
• To debate whether the analysed works depict language as being instrumental in establishing gender domination.
• To discuss the extent to which the oppressed people in these works are powerless and devoid of choice.
• The Handmaid’s Tale: a novel by Margaret Atwood (1986)
• The Handmaid’s Tale: a film directed by Volker Schlöndorff (1990)
• The Handmaid’s Tale: a “hulu” original series created by Bruce Miller (2017-)
• Other intertextually related works
• The Handmaid’s Tale: a film directed by Volker Schlöndorff (1990)
• The Handmaid’s Tale: a “hulu” original series created by Bruce Miller (2017-)
• Other intertextually related works
Group discussion of selected excerpts from the novel* and scenes from the film and TV series**, in intertextual dialogue with other works.
* Participants are advised to read the novel prior to the session, focusing on the narrator’s reflections on language supporting power and redefining identities. (Alternatively, being familiar with the TV series and its handling of language will also enable them to make insightful contributions to the analysis.)
** Watching at least a few episodes from Season 1 of the TV series is recommended though not required. Season 1 might be available for watching free of charge on Cablevisión OnDemand, or else from its official website: https://www.hulu.com/the-handmaids-tale .
* Participants are advised to read the novel prior to the session, focusing on the narrator’s reflections on language supporting power and redefining identities. (Alternatively, being familiar with the TV series and its handling of language will also enable them to make insightful contributions to the analysis.)
** Watching at least a few episodes from Season 1 of the TV series is recommended though not required. Season 1 might be available for watching free of charge on Cablevisión OnDemand, or else from its official website: https://www.hulu.com/the-handmaids-tale .
- Blondiau, E. (2017). Reflecting on the frightening lessons of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. [Online]. In America Magazine, May 15, 2017 issue. Available from
https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/04/28/reflecting-frightening-lessons-handmaids-tale [Accessed April 22, 2018].
- Hawkes, R. (2017). The horrors of The Handmaid’s Tale aren’t just fiction: many of them have already happened. [Online]. In The Telegraph, Culture section, May 28, 2017. Available from
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/horrors-handmaids-tale-arent-just-fiction-many-have-already/ [Accessed April 22, 2018].
- Mead, R. (2017). Margaret Atwood, the prophet of dystopia. [Online]. In The New Yorker, April 17, 2017 issue. Available from
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/17/margaret-atwood-the-prophet-of-dystopia [Accessed April 22, 2018].
- Oyewùmí, O. (2006). Colonizing bodies and minds. In Ashcroft, B., Griffiths, G. & Tiffin, H. (eds). The Post-Colonial Studies Reader. London & New York: Routledge.
- Pelliccio, J. (2018). Language of oppression in The Handmaid’s Tale. [Online]. In RUTGERS School of Arts and Sciences: Writers House – New Brunswick Campus. Available from
http://wh.rutgers.edu/student-writing-right-menu/353-jacqueline-pelliccio-language-of-oppression-in-the-handmaid-s-tale [Accessed April 22, 2018].
https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/04/28/reflecting-frightening-lessons-handmaids-tale [Accessed April 22, 2018].
- Hawkes, R. (2017). The horrors of The Handmaid’s Tale aren’t just fiction: many of them have already happened. [Online]. In The Telegraph, Culture section, May 28, 2017. Available from
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/horrors-handmaids-tale-arent-just-fiction-many-have-already/ [Accessed April 22, 2018].
- Mead, R. (2017). Margaret Atwood, the prophet of dystopia. [Online]. In The New Yorker, April 17, 2017 issue. Available from
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/17/margaret-atwood-the-prophet-of-dystopia [Accessed April 22, 2018].
- Oyewùmí, O. (2006). Colonizing bodies and minds. In Ashcroft, B., Griffiths, G. & Tiffin, H. (eds). The Post-Colonial Studies Reader. London & New York: Routledge.
- Pelliccio, J. (2018). Language of oppression in The Handmaid’s Tale. [Online]. In RUTGERS School of Arts and Sciences: Writers House – New Brunswick Campus. Available from
http://wh.rutgers.edu/student-writing-right-menu/353-jacqueline-pelliccio-language-of-oppression-in-the-handmaid-s-tale [Accessed April 22, 2018].