Here is the video essay I've been threatening you guys with for a while... my thoughts on why "historical accuracy" is an unhelpful term in bookish discourse and how we can move beyond it. Here are the videos referenced--
Bernadette Banner:
“How Did They Pee in Those Dresses? A Superficial History of Underwear” - [ Ссылка ]
“Making Some Frilly Victorian Underwear || 1890s Combinations” - [ Ссылка ]
“I Grew Up in a Corset. Time to Bust Some Myths. (Ft. Actual Research)” - [ Ссылка ]
“Ranking 2020 Costume Dramas on Historical Accuracy” - [ Ссылка ]
Costuming Drama:
“Inclusion in the Costuming Community” - [ Ссылка ]
“Busting Myths: Size Inclusion with Extant Garments Ft. Abby Cox and Kenna Libes” - [ Ссылка ]
“Why Bridgerton is Problematic || Colorism, Race Baiting and Implicit Bias” - [ Ссылка ]
Mina Le:
“Let's talk about the Bridgerton costumes” - [ Ссылка ]
“Were the Little Women (2019) Costumes Bad?” - [ Ссылка ]
Other:
“My Colonial Williamsburg Historical Costumes” - Not Your Momma’s History
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“Why The Costumes of Little Women did NOT deserve an Oscar” -Micarah Tewers, [ Ссылка ]
“Costuming in Historical Fantasy vs. Historical Accuracy in Movies & TV // Bridgerton Costumes” - Abby Cox, [ Ссылка ]
“The Costumes of Bridgerton - A Plus Size Rant” - Lady Rebecca Fashions
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“In Search of a Flat Earth“ - Folding Ideas, [ Ссылка ]
Lindsay Ellis series: [ Ссылка ]
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Part 1
7:29 - Part 2
12:19 - Part 3
19:54 - Part 4
24:34 - Part 5
27:19 - Part 6
32:25 - Part 7
36:08 - Part 8
41:11 - Part 9
55:37 - Part 10
1:01:02 - Conclusion
#Bridgertons #VideoEssay
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Books Mentioned (all links are affiliated):
BLACK RECONSTRUCTION IN AMERICA (1860-1880) by WEB Dubois - [ Ссылка ]
AN AESTHETICS OF JUNK FICTION by Thomas Roberts - [ Ссылка ]
READING THE ROMANCE by Janice Radway -[ Ссылка ]
MAD & BAD: REAL HEROINES OF THE REGENCY by Bea Koch - [ Ссылка ]
A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE ROMANCE NOVEL by Pamela Regis - [ Ссылка ]
ROMANCING GOD by Lynn S Neal - [ Ссылка ]
PRIDE & PREJUDICE by Jane Austen - [ Ссылка ]
JANE EYRE by Charlotte Bronte - [ Ссылка ]
PURSUING HAPPINESS by Laura Vivanco - [ Ссылка ]
NEW APPROACHES TO POPULAR ROMANCE FICTION by Frants & Selinger - [ Ссылка ]
ROMANCE & THE EROTICS OF PROPERTY by Jan Cohn - [ Ссылка ]
SISTERS IN HATE by Seyward Darby - [ Ссылка ]
A KISS FOR MIDWINTER by Courtney Milan - [ Ссылка ]
THE DUCHESS WAR by Courtney Milan - [ Ссылка ]
AGNES MOOR'S WILD KNIGHT by Alyssa Cole - [ Ссылка ]
LET US DREAM by Alyssa Cole - [ Ссылка ]
TEMPEST by Beverly Jenkins - [ Ссылка ]
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Historical Accuracy is Garbage (and Here's Why)
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