The literary convention that construes and represents the south of Europe as a reverse signifier to British civilization—a constellation of unique characteristics at the opposite…
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Swirling fog surrounds the young woman as she makes her way along the threadlike path that leads to the tall iron gates that rise toward…
Comments closedA version of this article was presented at Concepts in Popular Genre Fiction, Deakin University, 6 – 8 December 2021 LGBTQIA+ characters (and their quests…
Comments closedSally Rooney’s Normal People (2018) is a refined, touching, and quintessentially current coming-of-age narrative that recounts the romantic encounters of two young people, Marianne and…
Comments closed1. Introduction: Black British Chick Lit? Candice Carty-Williams’s best-selling debut novel Queenie (2019) has been marketed and reviewed as the story of a Black Bridget…
Comments closedVolume 11 of JPRS is an issue to remember. Every section of the journal ended up full-to-bursting, and thanks to the hard work of scholars,…
Comments closedHelen Taylor’s excellent book, Why Women Read Fiction: The Stories of Our Lives, reads as a homage to literature as it recounts her own love…
Comments closedAt the opening keynote panel presentation at the 2013 Popular Romance Author Symposium (Princeton University, October 24, 2013), a member of the audience asked, “Who…
Comments closedDigital Love is the first comprehensive introduction to the relatively new field of romance in video games. It is a collection of essays contributed by…
Continue readingReview: <em>Digital Love: Romance and Sexuality in Games</em>, ed. by Heidi McDonald
Comments closed For decades popular media sources and scholars alike have opined the death of the romantic comedy genre. However, the new collection of essays on the…
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