Handmaid's Tale Psychology: Seeing Off Red
co-edited by Wind Goodfriend
How do people stay true to themselves in times of crisis? Where does anyone find the strength to stand up in the face of oppression? When will the worst side of human nature wither before the best?
Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale has captivated readers for four decades and continues to stir popular conversation and controversy through the hit Hulu television series. The story has grown into a cautionary tale evoking fear and concern, and yet it also inspires many. The Handmaid’s Tale Psychology: Seeing Off Red delves into the psychology of the characters and events depicted in each version of Atwood’s epic, both in print and on screen. Through 18 chapters, psychologists and therapists look deeply into the fiction, analyzing it both personally and professionally to unearth its message about real human truths. Topics include oppression, resistance, power, identity, violence, posttraumatic stress versus posttraumatic growth, good versus evil, morality versus mortality, spirituality versus religion, helplessness versus hopefulness, and more.We earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.
Book details
- Edited by
- Travis Langley, Wind Goodfriend
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 368
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Series
- Popular Culture Psychology
- Subjects
- Psychology › Applied Psychology
Psychology › Social Psychology
Social Science › Popular Culture
Social Science › Feminism & Feminist Theory - Topics
- feminism · dystopian fiction · women's rights · reproductive rights · social psychology · oppression · popular culture
- ISBN-13
- 9781684420438 (Hardcover)9781684420421 (Paperback)
About the author
TRAVIS LANGLEY, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Henderson State University and the author and editor of fourteen books on the psychology of heroism and the power of story.
Langley has served as a child abuse investigator and courtroom expert, and has been covered by The New York Times, the LA Times, the Saturday Evening Post, CNN, and MTV, among hundreds of other outlets. He has also appeared in documentaries including AMC Visionaries: Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics, Superheroes Decoded, Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics, Legends of the Knight, and Batman & Bill.
When he’s not writing, Langley speaks at events throughout the world and writes the Psychology Today blog "Beyond Heroes and Villains." His work continues to explore the best and worst of human nature.