Realms of Royalty : : New Directions in Researching Contemporary European Monarchies / / ed. by Imke Polland, Christina Jordan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2
• MitwirkendeR: Aldrich, Robert,; Gilfedder, Deirdre,; Jordan, Christina,; Kirbach, Eva,; Maclaran, Pauline,; McCreery, Cindy,; Menzel, Marie,; Otnes, Cele C.,; Polland, Imke,; Riotte, Torsten,; Scholz, Susanne,; Stickel, Marie-Theres,; Trajković Filipović, Stefan,; Veith, Natalie,
• HerausgeberIn: Jordan, Christina,; Polland, Imke,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 52
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (270 p.)

Monarchies are constantly adapting to the challenges of contemporary society - consequently, research on monarchies has to adapt as well. This collection introduces new directions in researching contemporary European monarchies by suggesting theoretical approaches to recent developments (e.g., pop concerts during royal celebrations) and new perspectives on royal families' interactions with their subjects (e.g., during royal tours). With its interdisciplinary analyses, the book is a timely answer to the renewed academic and popular interest in monarchies, providing a comprehensive understanding of European monarchies in their contemporary historical contexts.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Mapping New Realms in the Study of Contemporary European Monarchies -- Royal Public Interactions and Trans/National Relations (19th-21st Century) -- “We’ll Never be Royals” – or Will We? Exploring Meghan Markle’s Impact on the British Royal Family Brand -- Your Media Majesty: Three Kings and Radio in the Inter-War Years -- European Royals and their Colonial Realms: Honors and Decorations -- Between Politics and Dynastic Survival: 19th-Century Monarchy in Post-Revolutionary Europe (1815-1918) -- Monarchy on Page, Stage, and Screen -- Who’s Queen? Elizabeth I in Contemporary Culture -- “Empires of all kinds collapse, but the fake tsars, they last forever.” Modern and Contemporary Memories of Tsar Šćepan Mali (1767-1773) -- Long May He (Not) Reign? Literary Depictions of a ‘Meddling’ Future Monarch. Prince Charles in Mike Bartlett’s Play King Charles III (2014) and in Catherine Mayer’s Biography Charles: The Heart of a King (2015) -- Gendered Strategies of Power: Queen Elizabeth II as a Politician in the Plays The Audience (2015 [2013]) and Handbagged (2013) -- Royal Representations in Contemporary Popular Cultural Contexts -- The (In)Significance of Queen Victoria in Neo-Victorian Comics -- Monarchy and the Alien: Three Queens as Sites of Memory in Doctor Who -- ‘Party at the Palace’: Popular Cultural Celebrations in the Context of Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee -- Afterword -- Afterword: The British Monarchy and Brexit -- Authors