Academic Online Essays (not published in academic journals or volumes)

From this page you may return to the main Romance Scholarship page or go directly to

• Academics Who Write Romance
• Bibliography A-G - the first half of our bibliography of academic articles and books about romance.
• Bibliography H-O - the second part of our bibliography of academic articles and books about romance.
• Bibliography P-Z - the end of our bibliography of academic articles and books about romance.
• Dissertation Abstracts
• Scholarship in Languages Other than English.
• Romance Resources for Academics - lists romance-related resources which may be of interest to academics.
• Writers on Romance - lists items written about the genre by romance authors but not published in academic journals or books.
• Romance in the Media - lists news items/features items about romance.

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Downey, Kristen. 

"Mass-Produced Fantasy in Commodity Culture: A Reading of Zizek and the Contemporary Romance Novel." Proceedings of the Second Annual Canadian Association of Cultural Studies Conference, February 2004.

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McClain, Lee Tobin. 

"Paranormal Romance: Secrets of the Female Fantastic."

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Seale, Maura. 

"Fabio Gets an “F”: All About Romance’s Collection of Book Reviews."

Seale, Maura. 

"The Imperial Politics of 'Escapist Rot': Depictions of Race, Imperialism, and Decolonization in Harlequin Novels." Presented at the 2003 Midwest Popular Culture Association, at the 2004 National Popular/American Culture Associations, and at the 2004 American Studies Association conferences.

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Wentworth, Erika. 

"Willing Surrender: the Politics of Writing Romance." 1997.