Freitag, 02.06.2023
The Handmaid's Tale Revisited – An Intermedia Workshop
09:00 - 17:00 Uhr
Raum 40 935 (9. Stock, Geiwi), Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck
Anmeldung ist erforderlich; Anmeldung beim Veranstalter bis 01.06.23
Eintritt / Kosten: Keine
Vortragende/r
Dunja Mohr (Erfurt), Cornelia Klecker (Innsbruck), Chris Reyns (Alberta)
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Adapted from Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), the eponymous Hulu series has sparked, from its release in April 2017 onwards, an impressive revival of Atwood’s dystopian novel. It has become a political reference for protest movements against the curtailing of women’s rights in an ever more conservative America, especially after Donald Trump’s election success. The crimson robes and the white bonnets of the handmaids were (re)discovered as powerful symbols all around the world, and the original text was worked on in various genres and media.
Our one-day workshop will focus on different media adaptations of The Handmaid's Tale. To this end, we have invited a number of specialists who will work with the participants on thematic and genre-specific issues:
Dr. Dunja Mohr (University of Erfurt) – protest movements
Dr. Cornelia Klecker (University of Innsbruck) – TV series
Dr. Chris Reyns (University of Alberta) – graphic novel
Program:
09:00 Workshop opening
09:30-11:00 Short keynotes
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:30 Group work 1
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 Group work 2
15:30-15:45 Coffee break
15:45-17:00 Poster presentations
Veranstalter
Prof. Dorothee Birke (Anglistik) und Dr. Doris G. Eibl (Zentrum für Kanadastudien)