Is The Handmaid’s Tale now reality?

The mainstreaming of misogyny in the Trump era has been compared Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Reproductive rights have been rolled back and there are women dressed as handmaids marching at protests.

Are we already in the patriarchal world of Gilead?

Sociology offers us the tools to better understand how sexism drives the power and culture of societies. The Patriarchy in Practice webinar uses Atwood’s novel to discuss gender dynamics in America and how feminist perspectives can offer a method of analysis and a way forward to a world where girls and women are seen as fully human.

Webinar Outline:
- 4 consecutive Wednesdays in February at 10 am (Pacific Time), 90 minute sessions.
- $100/person (book not included)
- Required book material: Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tail

Session 1 February 4 - What Is Patriarchy? From Social Structure to Gilead
Session 2 February 11 - Ideology, Religion, and Consent
Session 3 February 18 - Violence, Surveillance, and the Policing of Gender
Session 4 February 25 - Resistance, Backlash, and the End of Patriarchy