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Comfort feminism and the cruelty of a 'post-racial' monarchy in Britain.

Authors :
Dowler, Lorraine
Bartos, Ann E.
Source :
Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography; Apr2023, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p542-549, 8p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This paper explores the entanglements of love and cruelty in the publicity of the 2018 wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. We suggest that the wedding failed to inch closer toward a 'post-racialized' society. Rather, the wedding and public (but superficial) embracing of Markle promoted a 'comfort feminism' which obscured the mundane white supremacy and sexism of modern Britain. The paper concludes with a brief afterward which discusses the legacy of the royal wedding in the context of the social, political, and cultural challenges wrought by the intersections of the global pandemic and structural racism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0966369X
Volume :
30
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
162536028
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2021.1997939