New at the Journal of Popular Romance Studies: Special Issue Call for Papers Romancing Africa: Manifestations of Popular Romance in Africa Editors: Lynda Gichanda Spencer and Martina Vitackova In February 2016, the New York Times published “A Valentine’s Day Reading … Continue reading →
For over a decade, the Romance Writers of America has been a generous sponsor of IASPR. Every conference we have held has received RWA support, including our upcoming 2020 conference on “Diversity, Inclusion, Innovation” in popular romance culture, and the … Continue reading →
The Eighth International Conference on Popular Romance Studies Diversity, Inclusion, Innovation University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Canary Islands | June 17-19, 2020 Proposal Deadline: October 20, 2019 Whose love matters in popular romance culture? Who is represented as … Continue reading →
Via the Journal of Popular Romance Studies: Special Issue Call for Papers: Sexting, Romance, and Intimacy Deadline for Abstracts Extended to December 1, 2019! Eds. Eftihia Mihelakis and Jonathan A. Allan It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person … Continue reading →
The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) calls for submissions for the third annual Conseula Francis Award. The Francis Award is given out each year for the best unpublished essay on popular romance media and / or … Continue reading →
Thanks to a generous donation from American romance novelist Kathleen Gilles Seidel, travel support for junior scholars will be available for “Think Globally, Love Locally,” the Seventh International Conference on Popular Romance. This Seidel Travel Grant is intended to foster … Continue reading →
Brandon University professor Jonathan A. Allan (Canada Research Chair in Queer Theory) is looking for proposals on men / masculinities in popular romance fiction for the 2018 American Men’s Studies Association conference, which will be held March 22-25 in Minneapolis, … Continue reading →
The Seventh International Conference on Popular Romance, “Think Globally, Love Locally,” is proud to announce Keynote Speakers for our June, 2018 conference: Lisa Fletcher, University of Tasmania Beth Driscoll, University of Melbourne Kim Wilkins, University of Queensland Along with their … Continue reading →
In answer to the question, “It is generally believed that genres with happy endings have less literary or cultural merit than those without. What do you think about this?” (Part of a conversation that may be published, this was left … Continue reading →
Although the next official IASPR conference–our seventh gathering, taking us back to Australia–isn’t for another year, we’re very happy to see a number of other, unaffiliated conferences on popular romance fiction / media / culture. The two most recent, at least … Continue reading →
