Dissertation Abstracts

For a bibliography of academic articles and books about romance see the Romance Scholarship page. Items in languages other than English are listed separately.

For romance-related resources which may be of interest to academics see the Romance Resources for Academics page.

For items written about romance by romance authors but not published in academic journals or books see the Writers on Romance page.

For news items/features items about romance see the Romance in the Media page.

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Burley, Stephanie Carol., 2003. 

"Hearts of Darkness: The Racial Politics of Popular Romance." U of Maryland, College Park (Dissertation Abstracts International, Section A: The Humanities and Social Sciences 64.6: 2082)

Chappel, Deborah Kaye, 1992. 

"American Romances: Narratives of Culture and Identity" Duke University, (Dissertation Abstracts International52 (8): 2923A-24A.

Hurley, Frances Kay., 1999. 

"In the Words of Girls: The Reading of Adolescent Romance Fiction." Harvard U, 1999 (Dissertation Abstracts International, Section A: The Humanities and Social Sciences 60.6: 1946)

Moffitt, Mary Anne Smeltzer, 1990. 

"Understanding Middle-Class Adolescent Leisure: A Cultural Studies Approach to Romance Novel Reading" U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (Dissertation Abstracts International 51.4: 1035A)

Owen, Mairead, 1992. 

"Women's Reading of Popular Romantic Fiction: A Case Study in the Mass Media: A Key to the Ideology of Women." U. of Liverpool, (Dissertation Abstracts International 52.8: 2745A)