Presentation Year

2019

Depreciated Participant

Heather RumseyEnglishUndergraduate Student

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Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

The bright red cloak and fearsome white bonnet featured in The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood has been internationally recognized as a symbol for protest. Bruce Miller’s Hulu adaptation of the novel propelled this new wave of activism. I argue that the costume functions as a metonym, reacting to larger issues concerning women’s rights. This study examines whether the uniform is a viable protest image or is it being co-opted to get people to buy into a certain social and political system?

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Yes

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