CFP Adapting Bridgerton Collection (4/30/2022)

Of potential interest: 

Adapting Bridgerton

source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/02/24/adapting-bridgerton

deadline for submissions:
April 30, 2022

full name / name of organization:
Valerie Frankel

contact email:
valerie@calithwain.com



Adapting Bridgerton

If Jane Austen and the history books present one version of the regency, Bridgerton shows a far different one. While the series had many surprises for viewers, it’s less clear what’s responsible. Does this come from being a 2020 show? From Netflix style? From the romance novels source material? Let’s consider and also weigh what worked and what didn’t. I’m seeking essays on:

Length will depend on how many submissions arrive. They will be in MLA format, secondary sources welcome, scholarly be approachable and fun for fans. Abstracts Due April 30, with a rolling acceptance, essays due June 30.

Please send to valerie@calithwain.com with a subject of Bridgerton.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to the following:

• The music, lighting, and other staging effects.
• Context: comparisons with Downton Abbey, Outlander, The White Queen, Austen adaptations, etc.
• Netflix franchises
• The show’s origin in a romance novel
• Costume and manners anachronisms
• The sex scenes
• Race
• Consent in the MeToo era
• Fan response/fans changing the content
• Memes, reviews, fanfic and other online responses to the show

Last updated March 16, 2022