A research project to understand how the Bridgerton adaptation on Netflix influenced viewers to start reading Julia Quinn's Bridgerton book series. This project will try to capture the beliefs these new readers had about romance novels before and after their first experience with a romance novel.
This research is being conducted by Andrea Martucci, an independent scholar and host of Shelf Love: a podcast about romance novels.
Candidates for research -
1. You must be 18 years old or older (and legally able to consent to participate in this research)
2. Prior to reading books from the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn, you read fewer than 5 novels you would call "romance novels" and you did not identify as a "romance reader" prior to this experience.
3. You chose to read the Bridgerton books as a direct result of learning about or watching the Bridgertons on Netflix.
If you were already a romance reader before watching Bridgerton, please fill out this survey instead:
https://bit.ly/romancereader--
By filling out this survey, you:
1. Agree that I may use your anonymized responses in my research (including, but not limited to, a presentation at the Popular Culture Association, 2021 conference)
2. Agree that I may use your anonymized responses when speaking about this research on Shelf Love podcast or other media.
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Thank you for participating in this research! Any questions can be sent to
andrea@shelflovepodcast.comYou can also find more information about this research here:
https://shelflovepodcast.com/blog/posts/bridgerton-research/--
Terminology:
"Bridgerton Netflix adaptation," "Bridgerton (on Netflix)": refers to the screen adaptation that first aired on Netflix on December 25, 2020.
"Bridgerton books," "the Bridgerton novels by Julia Quinn": refers to the source text(s) for the Netflix adaptation, written by Julia Quinn. There are 8 books in the series, starting with The Duke & I (first published in 2000), which focuses on Daphne & Simon's romance.
