Nostalgia and the Dialectics of Contemporary Feminisms in The Handmaid's Tale

In this article, we turn our gaze to the television series The Handmaid's Tale examine different critical aspects of nostalgia in relation contemporary and previous feminist debates. Our purpose is analyze not only series' approaches but also question type feminism female dystopia attempts recuperate. We enquire into political capacity show's advance complex debate on subject feminism. opinion, articulates a conservative recuperation old debates centered (motherhood, rape, pornography, prostitution, etc.) due threat recent misogynistic backlash response growth power from LGBTQI movement subsequent displacement traditional issues. Nevertheless, despite falling short contributing an intersectional structural critique gender injustices, show constitutes stimulating catalyst fight regarding improvement women's lives against advances retrograde attitudes policies current times. Ultimately, defies any monolithic understanding as either amnesiac regressive or reflective, inspiring, recuperative gender.