2nd Edition
Revealing Britain’s Systemic Racism The Case of Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex
1. Systemic Racism: Looking Backward, Looking Forward, 2. Straight Out of the White Racial Frame, 3. Post-Racial Duchess or Trophy Wife of Diversity?, 4. White Men Ruling and the Problem with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, 5. Duchess Disrupter: A Royal Feminist and Anti-Racist Counter-Framer, 6. Sincere Fictions of the White Virtuous Self: White Cultural Impunity, Denialism, and Self-Proclaimed Entitlements to Amnesty, 7. Royal Racism and the Coronavirus Pandemic, 8. Concluding Thoughts: How to Talk Negatively About Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, without Sounding Racist
Biography
Kimberley Ducey is Professor of Sociology at the University of Winnipeg and Adjunct Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manitoba. Her books include George Yancy: A Critical Introduction (2023) and Racist America. Roots, Current Realities, and Future Reparations (2025).
Joe R. Feagin is University Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) in Sociology at Texas A&M University. He has written or co-written 80 scholarly books and 230-plus scholarly articles in his social science areas. His books include Systemic Racism (Routledge, 2006) and Racist America. Roots, Current Realities, and Future Reparations (2025). He was the 1999–2000 president of the American Sociological Association.
“Through a theoretically informed, historically grounded, and timely intervention they analyze why a Black duchess can simultaneously be celebrated as proof of a colour-blind Britain while also interpreted as an imminent threat to the aristocracy. This work invites no less than a revisioning of the very structures that underpin British society.”
Nalini Mohabir, Associate Professor, Concordia University
“This book is an excellent example of how to discuss the role of race, racism, and colonialism in shaping ideas about Englishness and Britishness. Feagin and Ducey cover the background of race and the royal family as well as the aftermath of the marriage of Meghan Markle to Prince Harry and their abdication. Well known for their work on systemic racism in the United States, the authors provide an important resource for familiarising many British students and scholars how a systemic racial frame can help to make sense of the specificities of the British situation.”
John Solomos, Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick, and editor-in-chief of Ethnic and Racial Studies
