Adapting Bridgerton
Essays on the Netflix Show in Context
Published on 18. March 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
244 pages
978-1-4766-9331-6 (ISBN)
Description
The beloved television show Bridgerton breaks racial barriers as it explores an alternate history in which biracial Queen Charlotte elevated people of color to dukes and earls, welcoming new perspectives in Regency London.
Essays in this work examine in detail the hit Netflix series. Topics covered include Bridgerton's unique, racially conscious casting and its effect on common tropes and roles; the overt sexuality in the context of prim Jane Austen films and historical shows like Downton Abbey, Outlander, and recent nineteenth-century adaptations; dueling; art; manners; dress; social conventions; feminism; privilege; power; dreamcasting; colorism; and yes, the sex scenes.
Essays in this work examine in detail the hit Netflix series. Topics covered include Bridgerton's unique, racially conscious casting and its effect on common tropes and roles; the overt sexuality in the context of prim Jane Austen films and historical shows like Downton Abbey, Outlander, and recent nineteenth-century adaptations; dueling; art; manners; dress; social conventions; feminism; privilege; power; dreamcasting; colorism; and yes, the sex scenes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
6 photos, bibliographies, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-9331-6 (9781476693316)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
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Person
Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches English at Mission College and San Jose City College. The author of more than 90 popular culture books and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction
Valerie Estelle Frankel
Section I: Identity and Intersectionality
Beyond the Pale: Genre, Race, and Intersectional Feminist Tensions in Bridgerton
Tracy H.Z. Reese
Casting the Future in Bridgerton's Past
Amy Cook and Jessica Hautsch
Is "the price we pay ... worth the fight?" Undermining the Marriage Plot
April Toadvine
Hornier Than Thou: Revisioning Female Empowerment
Maria Juko
"You can choose to love me as much as I love you": Identity, Intentionality, and Agency
Jose I. Rodriguez
Whiteness Is the New Black: Alt-London and the EDI Industrial Complex
Tre Ventour-Griffiths
Section II: Period Arts, Society, and Culture
A More Colorful History Built on Thin Ice: How Modernizing History Creates Moral Issues
Marie Michlova
(Un)Romancing the Ton: Respectability, Leisure, and the Pursuit of Pleasure
Viviana Castellano
Benedict's Gaze
Sarah Stegall
Off to the Modiste: A Costume Analysis of Season
Valerie Estelle Frankel and Madeleine Loewen
Section III: Comparability with Popular Works
Spice Sells: Bridgerton, Sex, and the Jane Austen Brand
Kaitlyn Reid
A Regency Lady and an Edwardian Woman: Tensions Between Social Performances of Femininity and Female Empowerment in Period Pieces
Joy E. Morrow
Bridging the Gap Between Modern Life and the Period Piece: A Directorial Comparison of Bridgerton and Downton Abbey
Schuyler Becker
Natasha Rostova, Mr. Malcolm, and the Duke of Hastings: Comparing Introductions to Racially Inclusive Regency Fantasy
-Amanda-Rae Prescott
Conclusion
Valerie Estelle Frankel
About the Contributors
Index
Introduction
Valerie Estelle Frankel
Section I: Identity and Intersectionality
Beyond the Pale: Genre, Race, and Intersectional Feminist Tensions in Bridgerton
Tracy H.Z. Reese
Casting the Future in Bridgerton's Past
Amy Cook and Jessica Hautsch
Is "the price we pay ... worth the fight?" Undermining the Marriage Plot
April Toadvine
Hornier Than Thou: Revisioning Female Empowerment
Maria Juko
"You can choose to love me as much as I love you": Identity, Intentionality, and Agency
Jose I. Rodriguez
Whiteness Is the New Black: Alt-London and the EDI Industrial Complex
Tre Ventour-Griffiths
Section II: Period Arts, Society, and Culture
A More Colorful History Built on Thin Ice: How Modernizing History Creates Moral Issues
Marie Michlova
(Un)Romancing the Ton: Respectability, Leisure, and the Pursuit of Pleasure
Viviana Castellano
Benedict's Gaze
Sarah Stegall
Off to the Modiste: A Costume Analysis of Season
Valerie Estelle Frankel and Madeleine Loewen
Section III: Comparability with Popular Works
Spice Sells: Bridgerton, Sex, and the Jane Austen Brand
Kaitlyn Reid
A Regency Lady and an Edwardian Woman: Tensions Between Social Performances of Femininity and Female Empowerment in Period Pieces
Joy E. Morrow
Bridging the Gap Between Modern Life and the Period Piece: A Directorial Comparison of Bridgerton and Downton Abbey
Schuyler Becker
Natasha Rostova, Mr. Malcolm, and the Duke of Hastings: Comparing Introductions to Racially Inclusive Regency Fantasy
-Amanda-Rae Prescott
Conclusion
Valerie Estelle Frankel
About the Contributors
Index