Presented By: Center for History, Humanities, Arts, Social Science and Ethics in Medicine
An Operatic Reimagining of The Handmaid’s Tale: Gender, Power, and Reproductive Justice
Co-hosted by the Detroit Opera w/REGISTRATION REQUIRED
In 1985, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale, envisioned a theocratic regime that systematically stripped women and gender-diverse people of their reproductive freedom. Although Atwood’s narrative is fiction, the realities of forced reproduction and restricted bodily autonomy have long impacted women of color, low-income women, disabled women, and people of diverse gender identities, making this story compelling and profoundly relevant today. The novel’s evolution into a television show and now, an opera reflects its sustained cultural and political resonance. This event, co-hosted by the Detroit Opera and the University of Michigan’s Center for History, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Ethics in Medicine, will feature a free, moderated discussion about the operatic adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale. Together, we will explore how artistic representations can stimulate important conversations about reproductive justice, structural power, and the ongoing struggles faced by women and people of marginalized genders. Through centering the role of art in social critique and activism, this event aims to deepen understanding of gender and sexuality in the context of contemporary debates surrounding reproductive rights.
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