6. Understanding The Handmaid’s Tale

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. “The Man Who Passes the Sentence Should Swing the Sword” 5
6. 2. 13 Reasons Why and the Importance of Social Bonds 20
7. 3. Breaking Bad 37
8. 4. “Insane Violence Has Meaning” 56
9. 5. “These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends” 68
10. 6. Understanding The Handmaid’s Tale 82
11. 7. Cultural Criminology and Homeland 96
12. 8. Follow the Money 115
13. 9. “Let’s Make This Show Happen, People” 129
14. 10. The Walking Dead and Criminological Theory 146
15. 11. Mr. Robot and Radical Criminology 164
16. 12. What’s in a Name? 179
17. 13. Phrasing Deviance 191
18. 14. Fighting the (Invisible) Hand 207
19. 15. Masculinity and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 225
20. 16. Race, Crime, and Justice in American Crime 244
21. Acknowledgments 261
22. Notes 263
23. Bibliography 309
24. About the Editors 343
25. About the Contributors 345
26. Index 351