REPRESENTATION OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE BRIDGERTON SERIES

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to analyse the implicit and explicit rendering of cultural diplomacy in the popular Netflix series Bridgerton. This series is written by Chris Van Dusen and two seasons of the show titled Bridgeton have been premiered, the latest release of the series is Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The television series is an adaptation of the Bridgerton novel series written by Julia Quinn and is produced under Shondaland productions. In this paper, the second season of the series is taken into consideration, in which the representation of Indian culture and its portrayal during the Regency period in England is intricately analysed. Cultural Diplomacy refers to the idea of the exchange of culture, art, language so on between nations that can result in diplomatic relations between countries. The series re-tells the history of the British Empire during the Regency period. The recurrent themes in the series are love and courtship. This paper analyses Cultural diplomacy as well as the neo-colonialist tendencies demonstrated through the series. Cultural diplomacy can be achieved through cinema and various film studies have proven its effect on the people. The cinema also serves as a medium of capitalism in disguise of art. This paper looks into the nature of relation existing between the former colonizer and its former colony. Also, to know about Capitalism as a form of Neo-colonialism, and to understand its part in Cultural Diplomacy. This research paper tries to understand the Bridgerton series as part of Culture and Capitalism.