In 1988, the author and political activist Patrick Califia published Macho Sluts, the first collection of sadomasochism-themed short fiction to provide visibility and erotic legitimacy…
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Review by Jonathan A. Allan As romance readers and scholars both know, the sexual ethos of the popular romance novel has changed over the years.…
Comments closedRomance criticism often conveys the impression that it was written by a scholar on holiday, as it were, from more important work on worthier fiction.…
Comments closedThe “story of romance” is the guiding text offered by contemporary American culture, and more generally the culture of the modern West, on the subject…
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