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The Handmaid's Tale

2006-06-27T17:14:44Z

Cyrie:

by [[Margaret Atwood]]

PLOT:

Set in a dystopian vision of North America, society has been taken over by religious zealots who have founded the Republic of Gilead. In this republic, the bible is used as a means of repressing and controlling women for the purposes of breeding. The handmaid of the title is known now only as Offred (her real, pre-Gileadean name is never exposed), and her role in this new society is as a 'vessel' for barren wives. Handmaids are ritualized surrogate mothers who live in family households and provide a 'vessel' for the husband's sperm - any babies born then become the property of the wive and the handmaid is moved onto another household. In this environment, Offred dreams of escape and rebellion even as she submits to the routine imposed upon her.

OFFRED:

Offred is a woman who clearly remembers the pre-Gileadean society (which is essentially the same as late 20th century America). Seperated from her husband and young daughter by the Gileadeans, she and women like her are subjected to a training/brainwashing regime for the vocation of handmaid and then packed off to different households. Offred's dearest memories and the source of her ability to resist the indoctrintion process are the recollections of three important females in her life: her radical feminist mother, who seems to have been part of the 1960s/70s feminist movement; her young daughter, and her feminist, rebellious friend Moira.

WOMEN IN GILEADEAN SOCIETY:

Women are segregated into colour-coded roles:
* Handmaids (red) - women who have proved to be fertile, often also the ones who pose the biggest threat to the republic's repression of sex and sexuality. Handmaids are perhaps the most scorned of the female groups in the republic.
* Wives (blue) - live lives of dull, polite monotony, knitting, going to each other's houses to gossip, occasionally sharing the excitement of a birth.
* Econowives (multi-coloured stripes) - poor wives who cannot afford servants.
* Marthas (green) - servants.
* Daughters (white)
* Aunts (''can't remember colour - brown?'') - the women who run the indoctrination centres for handmaids.

==adaptations==

* [[The Handmaid's Tale (film)]]
* Opera

[[category:1985 Publications|Handmaid's Tale, The]]

Talk:The Handmaid's Tale

2006-06-27T17:14:22Z

Cyrie:

''I've heard that Atwood gets very annoyed if people call THT a sf text -- can anyone provide a ref/quote for this?''

Moved this comment to the discussion page. There is a reference for it, but I have to dig it up, it's in my version of the paperback.[[User:Cyrie|Cyrie]] 10:14, 27 June 2006 (PDT)

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2006-06-27T17:12:48Z

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Annoying Plot Conventions, Devices, Contrivances

2006-06-22T03:18:57Z

Cyrie: added a few examples, fixed formatting

Plot Devices that Make You Roll Your Eyes

* a woman character is raped or is in danger of being raped -- the eternal [[rapability]] of female characters

* a female character dies in childbirth

* "convenient" circumstances prevent a female character from going through with her decision to have an abortion (cf. Robin in ''[[V]]'', whose alien hybrid fetus's invasive vascularisation made it impossible to remove without killing her; spontaneous miscarriages and so forth) -- therefore rendering women's reproductive choices inconsequent when that oh-so-controversial subject is broached

* using female characters to voice misogynistic and/or patriarchal ideas because it would be "too obvious" to use male characters -- victim-blaming, in short

* using evolutionary biology or the selfish gene theory as the primary reason a male and female character are drawn together sexually (''Darwin's Radio'' by Bear), or why a female character cannot possibly resist the man's man that will make the best sire of her children (''Lucifer's Hammer'' by Niven)

* perky secretaries that are more competent than any of the male authority figures but who are happy to remain assistants, though it's the year 2500 and in space...

* innocent and universally loveable female characters that do not develop a sex drive or sex appeal until they turn evil (Doppleganger Willow from earlier in [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], Fred from [[Angel]]) - correlated with the amount of cleavage/leg shown.

* alien women of ANY species will inevitably be irresistably attracted to the only mid-30s male on a particular starship ([[Star Trek]], I'm looking at YOU) - even if it causes an interstellar incident
** related: females of alien species always have extremely large breasts, located in the exact same location as those of human females (i.e. they look exactly like human women except for a charming set of pointy ears, forhead ridges or swirly haircut that serves only to make them more exotic to the male characters)

*

''See also [[Archetypal & Stereotypical Female Characters in SF]]''

[[category:Analysis of Works|Plot]]

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2006-06-22T02:05:55Z

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* Please add to the [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] pages, discussing representations of women and ethnicity in LOTR.
* [[Annoying Plot Conventions, Devices, Contrivances]] about gender or things that happen to female characters that make you roll your eyes
* add your [[suggestions]] and ideas!

== The Heart of Feminist SF : the community ==

* [[:category:Events|Events]]
** [[WisCon]] -- please [[WisCon 30|add your transcripts, bibliographies, comments & reports]]
** [[Women's Wiki Camp]] (to be renamed later)
* [[:category:Organizations & Communities|Feminist SF & Related Organizations & Communities]]
** [[:category:Writers' Resources|Writers' Resources]]
** [[:category:Awards|Awards]]: [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award]] -- The 2005 award was just given to [[Geoff Ryman]]'s [[Air]] at [[WisCon 30]] ... see http://tiptree.org/ for more info
** other awards: Carl Brandon Society [[Carl Brandon Parallax Award|Parallax Award]] and [[Carl Brandon Kindred Award|Kindred Award]] ... Gaylactic [[Spectrum Awards]] ... SFFFW [[Roots in Writing Award]] ... [[Sense of Gender Award]]
** [[Broad Universe]], the organization for women writing science fiction, fantasy and horror ... see http://broaduniverse.org/
** [[feministSF.org]], the host of this wiki, listserves, and various websites over the years ... see http://feministsf.org/
** 2006 [[Láadan Working Group]]: notes for moving forward
** [[:category:FSFNet Working Groups|FSF.Net Working Groups]] - working groups on various FSF projects
** Think Tankery Working Group, coming soon
** [[Secret Feminist Cabal]] & other [[feminist conspiracies]]

* [[Feminist SF fans, editors, and scholars]]
** [[Memorials & Remembrances]]
***[[Lisa Barnett]], ([[1958]]-[[2006]])
***[[Octavia Butler]], ([[1947]]-[[2006]])

== FSF Books, Authors, Etc. ==
* Creators, including
** [[Author List]] and
** [[Artists|Artists, Musicians, Etc.]]

* Bibliographies & Lists of Works
** [[Influential Feminist FSF Books]]
** [[Canons]]
** [[Reading Paths]]
** [[:category:Reading & Media Lists|Reading & Media Lists]]
*** [[Feminist Comic Books for Kids]]
** [[:category:Films|Films]]

* [[Publishers and Presses]]

* Teaching feministSF & Critically Examining SF & feministSF
** [[Courses]]
** [[Syllabi]]
** [[Themes|Literary Devices, Tropes, Themes, Plot Points]] common to Feminist SF
*** [[Myths]] of particular interest to FSF
*** [[:category:Mythological Female Characters|Mythological Female Characters]]
** [[Women in SF]]
*** [[Archetypal Female Characters in SF|Archetypal]] female characters (needs filler)
**** the [[Black Warrior Woman]]
*** [[Women in SF Art]]
*** [[:category:Notable Female Characters|Notable Female Characters]]
** [[Women in Fandom]]
** [[FeministSF Critical Theory]]
** [[Timeline]] of Women in SF & Feminist SF

* [[Related]] related information on "SF" or "feminism" etc.
* [[:category:Media|Media]] for feminist SF works
* [[Quotes]]

== What is this? ==

* what's the [[mission|feministSF wiki]]?
** what's the FSFwiki [[mission]]?
** what's the [[FSFwiki process]] for negotiating disputes & the like?
** why aren't you just putting this stuff on [[wikipedia]]?
* what's [[feminist SF]]?
* what's [[feminism]]?
** what are some [[:category:feminist issues|feminist issues]] and [[:category:feminist processes|feminist processes]]?
* what's [[SF]]?

* "can I do it?" yes. Anybody can edit text -- go ahead, try it! Click "edit" at the top of the page ... (Except for this first page ... You have to log in & create a userID to edit the first page, a protection added because of linkspam.) See the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] or the [[QuickCheatSheet|Quick Cheat Sheet]]
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that anyone can edit</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:85%;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles available.</div>
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<center><big><big><big>a secret conspiracy</big></big></big>
</center>

Current highlighted projects:
* Please add to the [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] pages, discussing representations of women and ethnicity in LOTR.
* [[Annoying Plot Conventions, Devices, Contrivances]] about gender or things that happen to female characters that make you roll your eyes
* add your [[suggestions]] and ideas!

== The Heart of Feminist SF : the community ==

* [[:category:Events|Events]]
** [[WisCon]] -- please [[WisCon 30|add your transcripts, bibliographies, comments & reports]]
** [[Women's Wiki Camp]] (to be renamed later)
* [[:category:Organizations & Communities|Feminist SF & Related Organizations & Communities]]
** [[:category:Writers' Resources|Writers' Resources]]
** [[:category:Awards|Awards]]: [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award]] -- The 2005 award was just given to [[Geoff Ryman]]'s [[Air]] at [[WisCon 30]] ... see http://tiptree.org/ for more info
** other awards: Carl Brandon Society [[Carl Brandon Parallax Award|Parallax Award]] and [[Carl Brandon Kindred Award|Kindred Award]] ... Gaylactic [[Spectrum Awards]] ... SFFFW [[Roots in Writing Award]] ... [[Sense of Gender Award]]
** [[Broad Universe]], the organization for women writing science fiction, fantasy and horror ... see http://broaduniverse.org/
** [[feministSF.org]], the host of this wiki, listserves, and various websites over the years ... see http://feministsf.org/
** 2006 [[Láadan Working Group]]: notes for moving forward
** [[:category:FSFNet Working Groups|FSF.Net Working Groups]] - working groups on various FSF projects
** Think Tankery Working Group, coming soon
** [[Secret Feminist Cabal]] & other [[feminist conspiracies]]

* [[Feminist SF fans, editors, and scholars]]
** [[Memorials & Remembrances]]
***[[Lisa Barnett]], ([[1958]]-[[2006]])
***[[Octavia Butler]], ([[1947]]-[[2006]])

== FSF Books, Authors, Etc. ==
* Creators, including
** [[Author List]] and
** [[Artists|Artists, Musicians, Etc.]]

* Bibliographies & Lists of Works
** [[Influential Feminist FSF Books]]
** [[Canons]]
** [[Reading Paths]]
** [[:category:Reading & Media Lists|Reading & Media Lists]]
*** [[Feminist Comic Books for Kids]]
** [[:category:Films|Films]]

* [[Publishers and Presses]]

* Teaching feministSF & Critically Examining SF & feministSF
** [[Courses]]
** [[Syllabi]]
** [[Themes|Literary Devices, Tropes, Themes, Plot Points]] common to Feminist SF
*** [[Myths]] of particular interest to FSF
*** [[:category:Mythological Female Characters|Mythological Female Characters]]
** [[Women in SF]]
*** [[Archetypal Female Characters in SF|Archetypal]] female characters (needs filler)
**** the [[Black Warrior Woman]]
*** [[Women in SF Art]]
*** [[:category:Notable Female Characters|Notable Female Characters]]
** [[Women in Fandom]]
** [[FeministSF Critical Theory]]
** [[Timeline]] of Women in SF & Feminist SF

* [[Related]] related information on "SF" or "feminism" etc.
* [[:category:Media|Media]] for feminist SF works
* [[Quotes]]

== What is this? ==

* what's the [[mission|feministSF wiki]]?
** what's the FSFwiki [[mission]]?
** what's the [[FSFwiki process]] for negotiating disputes & the like?
** why aren't you just putting this stuff on [[wikipedia]]?
* what's [[feminist SF]]?
* what's [[feminism]]?
** what are some [[:category:feminist issues|feminist issues]] and [[:category:feminist processes|feminist processes]]?
* what's [[SF]]?

* "can I do it?" yes. Anybody can edit text -- go ahead, try it! Click "edit" at the top of the page ... (Except for this first page ... You have to log in & create a userID to edit the first page, a protection added because of linkspam.) See the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] or the [[QuickCheatSheet|Quick Cheat Sheet]]
** want to do more?: If you want to be a super-editor and help do initial technical configurations of the wiki, write [[User:Lquilter|Laura Quilter]] or lquilter at lquilter.net with "fsfwiki" in the subject line.
** how do I make [[suggestions]]? (add them to the [[suggestions]] page)
** how can I help? contribute to our [[To Do List]]
** [[Wiki Office Hours]] - Scheduled time when someone will be on the wiki, hoping for collaboration and chat in realtime

* [[Funding|How is this funded? Can I donate?]]

== Navigation ==

* [[Special:Allpages|A-Z Index of All Pages]]

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Welcome to the feministSF wiki (fsfwiki)</h1>
<div style="top: +0.2em; font-size: 95%">A collective knowledge base of all things feminist, fictional, and speculative ... <BR />
that anyone can edit</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:85%;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles available.</div>
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<center><big><big><big>a secret conspiracy</big></big></big>
</center>

Current highlighted projects:
* Please add to the [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] pages, discussing representations of women and ethnicity in LOTR.
* [[Annoying Plot Conventions]] about gender or things that happen to female characters that make you roll your eyes
* add your [[suggestions]] and ideas!

== The Heart of Feminist SF : the community ==

* [[:category:Events|Events]]
** [[WisCon]] -- please [[WisCon 30|add your transcripts, bibliographies, comments & reports]]
** [[Women's Wiki Camp]] (to be renamed later)
* [[:category:Organizations & Communities|Feminist SF & Related Organizations & Communities]]
** [[:category:Writers' Resources|Writers' Resources]]
** [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award]] -- The 2005 award was just given to [[Geoff Ryman]]'s [[Air]] at [[WisCon 30]] ... see http://tiptree.org/ for more info
** other awards: Carl Brandon Society [[Carl Brandon Parallax Award|Parallax Award]] and [[Carl Brandon Kindred Award|Kindred Award]] ... Gaylactic [[Spectrum Awards]] ... SFFFW [[Roots in Writing Award]] ... [[Sense of Gender Award]]
** [[Broad Universe]], the organization for women writing science fiction, fantasy and horror ... see http://broaduniverse.org/
** [[feministSF.org]], the host of this wiki, listserves, and various websites over the years ... see http://feministsf.org/
** 2006 [[Láadan Working Group]]: notes for moving forward
** [[:category:FSFNet Working Groups|FSF.Net Working Groups]] - working groups on various FSF projects
** [[Secret Feminist Cabal]] & other [[feminist conspiracies]]

* [[Feminist SF fans, editors, and scholars]]
** [[Memorials & Remembrances]]
***[[Lisa Barnett]], ([[1958]]-[[2006]])
***[[Octavia Butler]], ([[1947]]-[[2006]])

== FSF Books, Authors, Etc. ==
* Creators, including
** [[Author List]] and
** [[Artists|Artists, Musicians, Etc.]]

* Bibliographies & Lists of Works
** [[Influential Feminist FSF Books]]
** [[Canons]]
** [[Reading Paths]]
** [[:category:Reading & Media Lists|Reading & Media Lists]]
*** [[Feminist Comic Books for Kids]]
** [[:category:Films|Films]]

* [[Publishers and Presses]]

* Teaching feministSF & Critically Examining SF & feministSF
** [[Courses]]
** [[Syllabi]]
** [[Themes|Literary Devices, Tropes, Themes, Plot Points]] common to Feminist SF
*** [[Myths]] of particular interest to FSF
*** [[:category:Mythological Female Characters|Mythological Female Characters]]
** [[Women in SF]]
*** [[Archetypal Female Characters in SF|Archetypal]] female characters (needs filler)
**** the [[Black Warrior Woman]]
*** [[Women in SF Art]]
*** [[:category:Notable Female Characters|Notable Female Characters]]
** [[Women in Fandom]]
** [[FeministSF Critical Theory]]
** [[Timeline]] of Women in SF & Feminist SF

* [[Related]] related information on "SF" or "feminism" etc.
* [[:category:Media|Media]] for feminist SF works
* [[Quotes]]

== What is this? ==

* what's the [[mission|feministSF wiki]]?
** what's the FSFwiki [[mission]]?
** what's the [[FSFwiki process]] for negotiating disputes & the like?
** why aren't you just putting this stuff on [[wikipedia]]?
* what's [[feminist SF]]?
* what's [[feminism]]?
** what are some [[:category:feminist issues|feminist issues]] and [[:category:feminist processes|feminist processes]]?
* what's [[SF]]?

* "can I do it?" yes. Anybody can edit text -- go ahead, try it! Click "edit" at the top of the page ... (Except for this first page ... You have to log in & create a userID to edit the first page, a protection added because of linkspam.) See the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] or the [[QuickCheatSheet|Quick Cheat Sheet]]
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Annoying Plot Conventions, Devices, Contrivances

2006-06-22T00:33:20Z

Cyrie:

Annoying Plot Conventions, Devices, Contrivances

2006-06-22T00:32:38Z

Cyrie: one more point to add

Feminist SF Wiki talk:Suggestions

2006-05-06T01:25:27Z

Cyrie:

I have added in some boilerplate text, and I am looking into the template issue. I had hoped it would be a straightforward editing of the stylesheets that could change the look and feel of the page, but it appears that it's not that simple - it involves editing the code, the CSS and one other file that has slipped my mind. I took at look at the other user designed pages to see if there was another version that could be used as a starting point, but they were all minor variations of the mediawiki stock or very extreme. I'll keep looking and adding relevant standard text warnings as I code them up. For now, I'm just pulling over the relevant ones from Wikipedia, but I would think that there are going to be some standardized text messages ("this page discusses a controversial theory", "this page needs to be cleaned up to remove anti-feminist messaging" or whatever) that we'll want for this wiki that isn't on wikipedia. If you have suggestions for warnings or standardized text, please place them here and I can create them. [[User:Cyrie|Cyrie]] 18:25, 5 May 2006 (PDT)

Template talk:Cleanup

2006-05-06T01:17:56Z

Cyrie:

If you feel that an article is lacking in quality due to spelling, grammar or otherwise contains poor content, place this notice at the top of the page by typing <nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki> before the text of the article begins.

Template talk:Cleanup

2006-05-06T01:17:43Z

Cyrie:

If you feel that this article is lacking in quality due to spelling, grammar or otherwise contains poor content, place this notice at the top of the page by typing <nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki> before the text of the article begins.

Template:Cleanup

2006-05-06T01:15:36Z

Cyrie:

<div class="messagebox cleanup metadata">'''This article or section should be cleaned up to improve the quality of the article.''' <br /><span style="font-size: 90%">
Please discuss this issue on the [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]] to get a better sense of what type of improvements might be needed. [[QuickCheatSheet|Editing help]] is available.</span></div><includeonly>[[Category:Wikipedia cleanup|{{PAGENAME}}]]</includeonly>

User:Cyrie

2006-05-06T01:12:24Z

Cyrie:

Hi!

This is my page, and I am currently using it as a sandbox to test some editing.

{{cleanup}}

Help:QuickCheatSheet

2006-05-06T01:11:44Z

Cyrie:

* To make a bulleted list, preface each item with an asterisk, e.g.,
:<nowiki>* Item 1</nowiki>

* To make a redirect, edited the new page; the new page text should look like:
:<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Name of Page]]</nowiki>

* To indent a text in a page, preface the text with a colon like:
:<nowiki>: This is my fabulous text.</nowiki>

* To make a new page, either make a link to it on the old page and click it; or type the URL in the form of:
:<nowiki>http://wiki.feministsf.net/index.php?title=YourPageTitle&action=edit</nowiki>

* To type instructions like these without making them actionable, enclose the instructions with "nowiki" in brackets, e.g.,
:<nowiki><nowiki>sample text</nowiki></nowiki>

* BOILERPLATE TEXT - there are some standard messages that can inserted in pages using a tag that will automatically insert some text. For example, spoiler warnings, current events and general editing notices and requests. Type the text in the correct spot, and when you save your edits, the boilerplate text will be automatically inserted with the correct formatting.
:Typing <nowiki>{{Spoiler}}</nowiki> will insert a standard spoiler warning.
:Typing <nowiki>{{endspoiler}}</nowiki> will indicate that the spoiler section has ended.
:Typing <nowiki>{{Current}}</nowiki> will place a notice that the page is documenting a current event.
:Typing <nowiki>{{Cleanup}}</nowiki> will place a notice that asks for someone to clean up the article to make it higher quality.

Template talk:Current

2006-05-06T00:41:21Z

Cyrie:

This is boilerplate text that you can use in pages across this site. To use it, insert the following text into your page at the correct point: <nowiki>{{Current}}</nowiki>. When you save your edits, the boilerplate text will be automatically inserted with the correct formatting.

Eventually, this tag will link to a current events page.

Template:Current

2006-05-06T00:39:45Z

Cyrie:

{| class="messagebox current" style="width: auto;"
|-
|'''This article documents a [[current events|current event]].''' <br> <small>Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.</small>
|}<includeonly>[[Category:Current events]]</includeonly>

Template:Current

2006-05-06T00:39:30Z

Cyrie:

{| class="messagebox current" style="width: auto;"
|-
| '''This article documents a [[current events|current event]].''' <br> <small>Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.</small>
|}<includeonly>[[Category:Current events]]</includeonly>

Template talk:Spoiler

2006-05-06T00:33:02Z

Cyrie:

This is boilerplate text that you can use in pages across this site. To use it, insert the following text into your page at the correct point: <nowiki>{{spoiler}}</nowiki>. When you save your edits, the boilerplate text will be automatically inserted with the correct formatting.

Template talk:Endspoiler

2006-05-06T00:26:29Z

Cyrie:

This is boilerplate text that you can use in pages across this site. To use it, insert the following text into your page at the correct point: <nowiki>{{endspoiler}}</nowiki>. When you save your edits, the boilerplate text will be automatically inserted with the correct formatting.

Template:Endspoiler

2006-05-06T00:24:44Z

Cyrie:

<div style="border-top: 2px solid #ddd; border-bottom:2px solid #ddd; text-align: justify; margin: 1em; padding: 0.2em;">'''''Spoilers end here.'''''</div>

Template:Spoiler

2006-05-06T00:23:42Z

Cyrie:

Template:Spoiler

2006-05-06T00:22:47Z

Cyrie:

<div class="notice metadata" id="spoiler">'''[[Wikipedia:Spoiler warning|Spoiler warning]]: ''This page and any other dealing with the content of works may have plot and/or ending details.'''''</div>
Spoiler warning: This page and any other dealing with the content of works may have plot and/or ending details.

User:Cyrie

2006-05-06T00:21:18Z

Cyrie:

Hi!

This is my page, and I am currently using it as a sandbox to test some editing.

{{spoiler}}

User:Cyrie

2006-05-06T00:14:35Z

Cyrie:

Hi!

This is my page, and I am currently using it as a sandbox to test some editing.

{{disambig}}