Quasi‐color consciousness: Casting, race, and sexual violence in Netflix's Bridgerton

The hit Netflix series Bridgerton (2020–) updates the period drama for the twenty‐first century with its racially diverse cast. Despite the series' potential for subverting racial hierarchies, this article argues that Bridgerton does not fully account for racist social structures, replicates ra...

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Published in:Journal of popular culture 2024-10, Vol.57 (5-6), p.308-319
Main Author: Lynn, Emma
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Color
Consciousness
Race
Racial stereotypes
Racism
Sex crimes
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Color
Consciousness
Race
Racial stereotypes
Racism
Sex crimes
Sexual violence
Social structure
Stereotypes
Television
Victims
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