Against Social Abjection: Offred’s Empowering Narration of The Handmaid's Tale (1985)

• Main Authors: Esmailzadeh, Saeedeh, Beyad, Maryam Soltan
• 格式: text
• 出版: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• 主題: abject; Atwood; Gilead; narration; revolt; social abjection
• 在線閱讀: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss45/4; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1032/viewcontent/Esmailzadeh_20and_20Beyad.pdf
• 機構: Ateneo De Manila University

This scholarly investigation explores how Ofred, the central character in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, endeavors to undermine the abjectifying apparatus of Gilead through the utilization of her narrative as a form of resistance. Drawing inspiration from Imogen Tyler’s concept of social abj...