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@article{206737,
        author = {SANGEETHA S and M.PERIYASAMY},
        title = {Applying Cyberfeminist Theory to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale: A Comparative Analysis of Gender, Technology, and Resistance},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {2},
        pages = {2524-2529},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=206737},
        abstract = {This research paper explores Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale through the theoretical framework of cyberfeminism, examining the complex relationship between gender, technology, power, and resistance. Although Atwood’s dystopian novel was published before the widespread emergence of digital technologies, its portrayal of bodily control, surveillance, information restriction, and patriarchal authority reflects many concerns central to cyberfeminist theory. Drawing upon the ideas of Donna Haraway, Sadie Plant, and contemporary feminist technology scholars, this study investigates how Gilead’s control over women’s bodies and identities parallels modern debates surrounding technological domination and digital inequality. The paper analyzes the representation of women as regulated biological subjects and explores how reproductive control functions as a mechanism of political power. Through the character of Offred, the study examines memory, storytelling, and personal narration as forms of resistance against systems that attempt to erase female agency. Furthermore, the research connects the novel’s themes with contemporary cyberfeminist concerns, including digital surveillance, online activism, algorithmic bias, and feminist movements in networked spaces. The study argues that The Handmaid’s Tale remains relevant in the digital age because it reveals how technologies and systems of knowledge can either reinforce oppression or become tools for empowerment. By applying cyberfeminist theory to Atwood’s dystopian vision, this paper demonstrates the continuing significance of feminist approaches to understanding the intersections between literature, technology, and social transformation.},
        keywords = {Cyberfeminism; Margaret Atwood; The Handmaid’s Tale; Gender and Technology; Feminist Theory; Digital Resistance; Surveillance; Identity and Power},
        month = {July},
        }