Syllabus
Watch With You podcast is the friend in your head that revels in the joy of watching a show. After the ki-ki-ing is done, you might want to delve a little deeper on some of the topics and themes raised in the show. To accompany you on that journey, Lady H has compiled a list of resources that will be your travel companion throughout season one. We hope the reading materials will help make this podcast an unforgettable experience.
On Race and Queerness
On Bridgerton
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On Race
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On Queerness
The Duke and I | Julia Quinn | Author of Historical Romance Novels
Bridgerton (TV series) | Bridgerton Wiki | Fandom
How Bridgerton Officially Became Netflix’s Biggest Hit Ever | Vanity Fair
About the Romance Genre (rwa.org)
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Race-baiting, queer-baiting, colorism, featurism, and performative diversity | Khadija Mbowe
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Bridgerton and the Pastel Progressivism
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Queer in the Regency: a Slice of Once-Hidden LGBT History » Risky Regencies
'Bridgerton' Lacked Queer Representation | The Mary Sue
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Historical References, Critique, and Cultural Impact
Historical References
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Books
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Critique
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Cultural Impact
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Black People in The Regency (vanessariley.com)
Race and Historical Romance, or: The Duke is Black, Now Deal With It. - Talia Hibbert
Shondaland Brings Black People to the Regency Era in Netflix’s Bridgerton | MadameNoire
Does Netflix's Bridgerton Have A Race Problem? (refinery29.com)
In “Bridgerton,” A Diverse Cast Seeks to Mask Imperialism | Bitch Media
Yomi Adegoke: There Is A Limit To The Power Of “Colourblind” Period Dramas | British Vogue
Kathryn Drysdale: ‘There are a lot of racy scenes you didn’t see’ (kaleistyleguide.com)
Why Did Bridgerton Erase Haiti?
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Zambia: UK based Zambian artist Hannah Uzor puts portrait of Queen Victoria's goddaughter on show
The Real History Behind Bridgerton | Den of Geek
whist | Definition, Rules, History, & Facts | Britannica
Serving Tea for a Cause | Lapham’s Quarterly
The Profitability of Sugar Planting in the British West Indies, 1650-1834 on JSTOR
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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
The Woman of Colour by Lyndon J. Dominique
The Woman of Colour - Broadview Press
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Imoinda's Shade: Marriage and the African Woman in Eighteen-Century British Literature, 1759-1808
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
Impossible Purities: Blackness, Femininity, and Victorian Culture by Jennifer Devere Brody
Invisible Queen: Sophia Charlotte, Queen of Britain and Ireland, 1761-1818 by Stephanie W. Myers
Black London: Life before Emancipation by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
Gretchen Gerzina Black London Homepage (dartmouth.edu)
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Why Does the Internet Want to Bash Bridgerton So Bad? | The Spill (thespillmag.com)
Shondaland's Regency: On "Bridgerton" - Los Angeles Review of Books (lareviewofbooks.org)
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‘Bridgerton’ Isn’t Bad Austen — It's An Entirely Different Genre | HuffPost
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On God, We're Gonna Get This Girl Some Jizz - tv i say w/ ashley ray (substack.com)
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Black Historical Romance Novels To Get Lost In This Year - Mamademics
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https://www.ign.com/articles/netflix-bridgerton-romance-novels-hollywoods-next-cinematic-universe
Rico Nasty Performed on "Jimmy Fallon" as Marie Antoinette - PAPER (papermag.com)
Shygirl Takes Over a British Estate in "TASTY" Video - PAPER (papermag.com)
10 British Period Dramas Starring Actors Of Color | ScreenRant
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Early Women Writers | Jane Austen & Co. (janeaustenandco.org)
Voices to Follow
Podcasts
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Twitter Profiles
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Black Historical Romance Authors
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Interspectional: POC and Period Drama - Interspectional (pca.st)
Code Switch: Kiss-tory Black Romance Novelists Talk Love In Difficult Times : Code Switch : NPR
Britain's Black Past BBC Radio 4 - Britain's Black Past
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CBS This Morning: Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte on breaking barriers and the second season
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Bridgerton: The Official Podcast
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K. Alexandra @KAlexisWrite
Amanda-Rae Prescott @amandarprescott
Dr. Tricia Matthew @triciamatthew
Bigger 6 Romanticism @Bigger6Romantix
Bianca Hernandez-Knight @bookhoarding
Bonnets at Dawn @BonnetsAtDawn
Emma Dabiri @EmmaDabiri
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Elysabeth Grace
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