Essays in this work examine in detail the hit Netflix series Bridgerton, which 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.

Table of ContentsIntroductionValerie Estelle FrankelSection I: Identity and IntersectionalityBeyond the Pale: Genre, Race, and Intersectional Feminist Tensions in BridgertonTracy H.Z. ReeseCasting the Future in Bridgerton's PastAmy Cook and Jessica HautschIs "the price we pay … worth the fight?" Undermining the Marriage PlotApril ToadvineHornier Than Thou: Revisioning Female EmpowermentMaria Juko"You can choose to love me as much as I love you": Identity, Intentionality, and AgencyJosé I. RodríguezWhiteness Is the New Black: Alt–London and the EDI Industrial ComplexTré Ventour-GriffithsSection II: Period Arts, Society, and CultureA More Colorful History Built on Thin Ice: How Modernizing History Creates Moral IssuesMarie Michlová(Un)Romancing the Ton: Respectability, Leisure, and the Pursuit of PleasureViviana CastellanoBenedict's GazeSarah StegallOff to the Modiste: A Costume Analysis of SeasonValerie Estelle Frankel and Madeleine LoewenSection III: Comparability with Popular WorksSpice Sells: Bridgerton, Sex, and the Jane Austen BrandKaitlyn ReidA Regency Lady and an Edwardian Woman: Tensions Between Social Performances of Femininity and Female Empowerment in Period PiecesJoy E. MorrowBridging the Gap Between Modern Life and the Period Piece: A Directorial Comparison of Bridgerton and Downton AbbeySchuyler BeckerNatasha Rostova, Mr. Malcolm, and the Duke of Hastings: Comparing Introductions to Racially Inclusive Regency Fantasy­Amanda-Rae PrescottConclusionValerie Estelle FrankelAbout the ContributorsIndex