The Handmaid's Tale
Artist: Margaret Atwood
Year: 2012
Date of Action: November, 1 2012
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Location: Greensboro, NC
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Sexual/Gender Orientation
Medium: Literature
Confronting Bodies: Parents
Description of Artwork: "The Handmaid's Tale" is a dystopian novel, a work of science fiction or speculative fiction, written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood in 1985. Set in the near future, in a totalitarian Christian theocracy which has overthrown the United States government, The Handmaid's Tale explores themes of women in subjugation and the various means by which they gain agency.
The Incident: Parents Lisa Reid and Cathy Barnette protested the book's placement in their school system's AP English reading list due to the book's "anti-Christian values".
Results of Incident: Despite the protests of parents, "The Handmaid's Tale" remains a part of the Greensboro AP English reading list.
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