As Robert Eaglestone says in his chapter in The Routledge Companion to Literature and Trauma, “some critics have argued or even assumed that trauma can…
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“New Zealand is a country that constantly tells itself who it is. Every single day there are messages and statements to affirm that this is…
Comments closedTakeo (Tak) Tanaka confronts wartime tragedy in Danielle Steel’s Silent Honor. Franklin Roosevelt has issued Executive Order 9066, resulting in the exile and mass incarceration…
Comments closedContraceptives and safer sex practices in popular romance fiction have been a hot topic with a variety of authors, commentators, and scholars commenting on their…
Comments closedIn the Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance (2021) Jonathan A. Allan stated that “[o]ne unresolvable conundrum, or at least one that has ongoing permanence,…
Comments closedIn the dramatic climax to the movie Bros (2022), Bobby (Billy Eichner) rushes off the stage at a gala he is hosting for the opening…
Comments closedThis article will explore the works of Penny Jordan (1946-2011) with a specific focus on her use of rape as a trope within her romantic…
Comments closedIntroduction The Bachelor/ette franchise has been the locus of scandal for many years. Notably, recently, the US franchise erupted in a scandal over racism, provoked…
Comments closedRomance novels, which have historically been read primarily by girls and women, have long been seen as containing problematic messages, particularly when aimed at young…
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