Tag Archives: Handmaid's Tale

Judge Invokes Handmaid’s Tale in Ruling

By Robin Bates | Published: October 2, 2024

A Georgia judge has invoked “Handmaid’s Tale” is ruling against a six-week abortion ban, testifying to the power of literature.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Abortion, Book banning, Dobbs decision, Handmaid's Tale, J.D. Vance, Margaret Atwood, Robert McBurney | Comments closed

J.D. Vance Dreams of Gilead

By Robin Bates | Published: July 17, 2024

Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance makes “Handmaid’s Tale” more timely than ever.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Abortion, Donald Trump, Handmaid's Tale, J.D. Vance, Margaret Atwood, misogyny | Comments closed

Gilead Is Becoming a Reality

By Robin Bates | Published: January 4, 2024

Atwood’s Gilead is coming to pass as red states ramp up abortion restrictions, leading to horror stories.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged abortion policy, abortions, Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, Sophie's Choice, William Styron | Comments closed

New GOP Speaker Is a Gilead Patriarch

By Robin Bates | Published: October 26, 2023

Mike Johnson, a Christian neo-fascist who tried to overthrow the 2020 election, has just been elected as Speaker of the House. Gilead threatens.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Christian fascism, Congress, Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House | Comments closed

Handmaid’s Tale Comes a Step Closer

By Robin Bates | Published: May 3, 2022

We’re a step closer to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” But can find strength from “A Wrinkle in Time.”

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Abortion, GOP, Handmaid's Tale, Madeleine L'Engle, Margaret Atwood, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Wrinkle in Time | Comments closed

Atwood & Austen on Abortion in Texas

By Robin Bates | Published: September 6, 2021

Texas’s new abortion law, which incentives citizens to snitch on their neighbors, brings to mind “Handmaid’s Tale,” “1984,” and “Northanger Abbey.”

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged 1984, George Orwell, Handmaid's Tale, Jane Austen, Margaret Atwood, Northanger Abbey, Supreme Court, Texas abortion law | Comments closed

Think of Amy Coney Barrett as Aunt Lydia

By Robin Bates | Published: October 13, 2020

Given Amy Comey Barrett’s rightwing positions on abortion, healthcare, and LGBTQ rights, she can be compared to Aunt Lydia in Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale.”

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Teaching Lit in Ljubljana

By Robin Bates | Published: November 21, 2018

I share my experiences teaching Shakespeare and post-colonial literature in Slovenia.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, Midsummer Night's Dream, Prešeren (France), Romeo and Juliet, travel abroad, William Shakespeare | Comments closed

Atwood: Flawed Activist, Genius Author

By Robin Bates | Published: March 9, 2018

Margaret Atwood is not the best spokesperson for feminism because activists and authors necessarily have different agendas.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Alias Grace, Cat's Eye, Edible Woman, Handmaid's Tale, Lady Oracle, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Surfacing | Comments closed