Journal of Popular Romance Studies
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A peer-reviewed open-access journal exploring popular romance media and the logics, institutions, and social practices of romantic love in global popular culture. https://www.jprstudies.org/
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📣 Important update regarding this CfP: the submission deadline for our Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman" has been extended until 30 November 2025!
🔗 Find all the relevant information through the JPRS website: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
#RomanceResearch
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#RomanceResearch
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Question for any romance novel history people out there: does anyone know who might have been the first romance author to write/publish strict dual POV, ie: in equally distributed, alternating chapters? (Or, first-ish, I know tracking firstness in literature is complicated)
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November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Question for any romance novel history people out there: does anyone know who might have been the first romance author to write/publish strict dual POV, ie: in equally distributed, alternating chapters? (Or, first-ish, I know tracking firstness in literature is complicated)
Feel free to RT/boost
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This CfP may be of interest to some of our readers:
New #CFP International #WomensWriting online conference
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This CfP may be of interest to some of our readers:
🚨 Just one week left to send in abstracts for the Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman". Don't miss the chance!
📣 Important update regarding this CfP: the submission deadline for our Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman" has been extended until 30 November 2025!
🔗 Find all the relevant information through the JPRS website: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
#RomanceResearch
🔗 Find all the relevant information through the JPRS website: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
#RomanceResearch
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🚨 Just one week left to send in abstracts for the Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman". Don't miss the chance!
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What is the relationship between #Twilight and Fifty Shades? What do these texts reveal about the relationship between published fiction and fanfiction when studied computationally? Find out in our new article (with Barbara Bordalejo and @jorisvanzundert.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.16995/dsc...
doi.org/10.16995/dsc...
Fifty Shades of Twilight: A Computational Approach to Textual Adaptation
This paper analyzes the relationship between the Twilight Saga and Fifty Shades trilogy as a case study on the relationship between published fiction and fanfiction. We aim to develop computational me...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
What is the relationship between #Twilight and Fifty Shades? What do these texts reveal about the relationship between published fiction and fanfiction when studied computationally? Find out in our new article (with Barbara Bordalejo and @jorisvanzundert.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.16995/dsc...
doi.org/10.16995/dsc...
Is heterosexual romantic love positive or regressive for women? Follow the link to read "Feminist Researcher Wishes to Meet Romantic Subject: The “Case” of Mrs. F.", an article by Susan Ostrov Weisser addressing this debate within Love Studies: www.jprstudies.org/2017/04/femi...
#RomanceResearch
#RomanceResearch
Feminist Researcher Wishes to Meet Romantic Subject: The “Case” of Mrs. F. | Journal of Popular Romance Studies
[End Page 1] The field of Critical Love Studies is a vigorous and burgeoning one, drawing from multiple disciplines, with or without a feminist point of view. While its diversity of perspectives and m...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Is heterosexual romantic love positive or regressive for women? Follow the link to read "Feminist Researcher Wishes to Meet Romantic Subject: The “Case” of Mrs. F.", an article by Susan Ostrov Weisser addressing this debate within Love Studies: www.jprstudies.org/2017/04/femi...
#RomanceResearch
#RomanceResearch
For those interested in romance teaching:
Joseph Crawford 's written an open access essay which addresses ethical issues he's considered while teaching a course about romantic fiction.
‘I'm Alright, It's Just so Horrible’: Teaching Romance Fictions, Pre‐ and Post‐#MeToo
This article discusses the author’s experiences of teaching the history of romance fiction to undergraduate students from 2013 to 2024, with a particular emphasis on changing approaches to teaching r...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
For those interested in romance teaching:
This call may be of interest to our readers!
Come and study with me! Call for doctoral proposals in the field of Romance and/or Erotica at Falmouth University: www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/phd...
Romance and/or Erotica
This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of research interest under the heading of: Romance and/or Erotica
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November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This call may be of interest to our readers!
New article alert 🚨 A new article by Emily Fuller has just been published on JPRS. Follow the link to read "Breaking Boundaries through the Body: Love, Monogamy, and Heteropessimism in Fredrik Backman’s Fiction": doi.org/10.70138/LXC...
#RomanceResearch
#RomanceResearch
Breaking Boundaries through the Body: Love, Monogamy, and Heteropessimism in Fredrik Backman’s Fiction | Journal of Popular Romance Studies
Introduction: The Body in Love Fredrik Backman’s fiction has been lauded for its depictions of the human experience, particularly in relation to love and romance, and how it intersects with gender, se...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New article alert 🚨 A new article by Emily Fuller has just been published on JPRS. Follow the link to read "Breaking Boundaries through the Body: Love, Monogamy, and Heteropessimism in Fredrik Backman’s Fiction": doi.org/10.70138/LXC...
#RomanceResearch
#RomanceResearch
📣 Important update regarding this CfP: the submission deadline for our Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman" has been extended until 30 November 2025!
🔗 Find all the relevant information through the JPRS website: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
#RomanceResearch
🔗 Find all the relevant information through the JPRS website: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
#RomanceResearch
October 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
📣 Important update regarding this CfP: the submission deadline for our Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman" has been extended until 30 November 2025!
🔗 Find all the relevant information through the JPRS website: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
#RomanceResearch
🔗 Find all the relevant information through the JPRS website: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
#RomanceResearch
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There's still time! JPRS is still accepting reviews of recent YA scholarship for our special issue on YA series romance. See our Padlet for more details: padlet.com/bookreviews/...
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#RomanceResearch @jprstudies.bsky.social @iaspr.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Stephenie Meyer's novel "Twilight" is turning 20 this year! 🍎 Follow the link to read "Safe Sex with Defanged Vampires: New Vampire Heroes in Twilight and the Southern Vampire Mysteries", a JPRS article by Chiho Nakagawa: www.jprstudies.org/2011/10/%E2%...
Safe Sex with Defanged Vampires: New Vampire Heroes in Twilight and the Southern Vampire Mysteries | Journal of Popular Romance Studies
Although we are witnessing a surge of vampire novels and movies today, this popularity is not merely a contemporary phenomenon. Many vampire-themed stories have been written since the publication of t...
https://www.jprstudies.org/2011/10/“safe-sex-with-defanged-vampires-new-vampire-heroes-in-twilight-and-the-southern-vampire-mysteries”-by-chiho-nakagawa
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Stephenie Meyer's novel "Twilight" is turning 20 this year! 🍎 Follow the link to read "Safe Sex with Defanged Vampires: New Vampire Heroes in Twilight and the Southern Vampire Mysteries", a JPRS article by Chiho Nakagawa: www.jprstudies.org/2011/10/%E2%...
This compilation of new publications about romance may be of interest to our readers!
This update got very long, but maybe that means there's a higher chance of it including something you'd be interested in reading?
Most of the entries are to open-access publications, so they're free to view.
Most of the entries are to open-access publications, so they're free to view.
A very long list of new (and some not so new) publications about romance
The open access journal TEXT dedicated a special issue to romance/romantic fiction, under the subtitle " Trope Actually – Popular Romance" b...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This compilation of new publications about romance may be of interest to our readers!
JPRS Archive Dive! We are joining the commemoration of the Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) by highlighting Nadia Lie’s article “From Latin to Latino Lover: Hispanicity and Female Desire in Popular Culture”. Follow the link to read: www.jprstudies.org/2014/02/from...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
JPRS Archive Dive! We are joining the commemoration of the Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) by highlighting Nadia Lie’s article “From Latin to Latino Lover: Hispanicity and Female Desire in Popular Culture”. Follow the link to read: www.jprstudies.org/2014/02/from...
This short article may be of interest to our readers!
@dramyburge.bsky.social and Joseph Crawford have a short article out on the legacy and impact of Twilight
Twilight at 20: how Stephenie Meyer’s vampire saga changed young adult fiction forever
In 2005, Twilight’s adolescent female readership made it a target for mockery. Today, that same demographic is the most coveted in publishing.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This short article may be of interest to our readers!
Quick note! We are aware that our Google search results contain some bogus information. The issue is being dealt with, but for now, use another search engine to find our articles, or go straight to www.jprstudies.org and use our search box there! The site itself is not impacted.
Journal of Popular Romance Studies
The Journal of Popular Romance Studies is an interdisciplinary journal exploring popular romance media and other instances of romantic love in global culture.
www.jprstudies.org
September 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Quick note! We are aware that our Google search results contain some bogus information. The issue is being dealt with, but for now, use another search engine to find our articles, or go straight to www.jprstudies.org and use our search box there! The site itself is not impacted.
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Coolest call for book proposals!
#romance #power #desire #AcademicSky #booksky #academicwriting #books
#romance #power #desire #AcademicSky #booksky #academicwriting #books
September 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Coolest call for book proposals!
#romance #power #desire #AcademicSky #booksky #academicwriting #books
#romance #power #desire #AcademicSky #booksky #academicwriting #books
There's been a bit of discussion after Just Like That, Sex and the City's spin-off, ended, so we wanted to highlight a JPRS' article analyzing romance in the original series: "'Just Say Yes': the Romanticisation of Love in Sex and the City", by Beatriz Oria. Link: www.jprstudies.org/2012/10/just...
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September 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
There's been a bit of discussion after Just Like That, Sex and the City's spin-off, ended, so we wanted to highlight a JPRS' article analyzing romance in the original series: "'Just Say Yes': the Romanticisation of Love in Sex and the City", by Beatriz Oria. Link: www.jprstudies.org/2012/10/just...
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I am very excited to announce the CfP for our Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman" for JPRS! Please share widely 😀
CfP 🚨 The Journal of Popular Romance Studies is now accepting paper submissions for its Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman", focusing on romance, critical love studies and posthumanism:
📆 Deadline: 31 October 2025
📄 Send 300-word abstracts
➕ More information: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
📆 Deadline: 31 October 2025
📄 Send 300-word abstracts
➕ More information: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
Special Issue Call for Papers | Journal of Popular Romance Studies
JPRS publishes special issues on a range of topics relating to the study of romantic love and its representations. These issues contain at least 3 articles on their shared topic, as well as an introdu...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I am very excited to announce the CfP for our Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman" for JPRS! Please share widely 😀
🚨 This CfP may be of interest to some of our readers!
🗓️ 250-word proposal by November 30, 2025.
🗓️ 250-word proposal by November 30, 2025.
Romance area chairs @jodimca.bsky.social and @heatherschell.bsky.social have put out the call for papers for PCA 2026!
"Scholars, romance writers, romance readers/viewers, romance industry professionals, librarians, and any combination of these are welcome."
"Scholars, romance writers, romance readers/viewers, romance industry professionals, librarians, and any combination of these are welcome."
Popular Culture Association
The Romance Area of the National Popular Culture Association is soliciting abstracts for the next annual conference, to held April 8-11, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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September 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨 This CfP may be of interest to some of our readers!
🗓️ 250-word proposal by November 30, 2025.
🗓️ 250-word proposal by November 30, 2025.
We are joining the celebration of #ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) Heritage Month this September by highlighting one of JPRS articles related to the topic. Follow the link to read “Cultural Authenticity, the Family, and East Asian American Romance Novels”, by Hsu-Ming Teo: doi.org/10.70138/RVX...
Cultural Authenticity, the Family, and East Asian American Romance Novels | Journal of Popular Romance Studies
[End Page 1] In 2018 the film Crazy Rich Asians[1] was released to much fanfare and publicity, earning nominations at the Golden Globes and other awards, and grossing $174,532,921 in the United States...
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September 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We are joining the celebration of #ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) Heritage Month this September by highlighting one of JPRS articles related to the topic. Follow the link to read “Cultural Authenticity, the Family, and East Asian American Romance Novels”, by Hsu-Ming Teo: doi.org/10.70138/RVX...
The CfP for our Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman" is still open!
CfP 🚨 The Journal of Popular Romance Studies is now accepting paper submissions for its Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman", focusing on romance, critical love studies and posthumanism:
📆 Deadline: 31 October 2025
📄 Send 300-word abstracts
➕ More information: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
📆 Deadline: 31 October 2025
📄 Send 300-word abstracts
➕ More information: www.jprstudies.org/submissions/...
Special Issue Call for Papers | Journal of Popular Romance Studies
JPRS publishes special issues on a range of topics relating to the study of romantic love and its representations. These issues contain at least 3 articles on their shared topic, as well as an introdu...
www.jprstudies.org
September 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The CfP for our Special Issue "Romancing the Posthuman" is still open!
The end of August marks the start of the new academic year for many. If you are curious about how teaching popular romance works, read “14 Weeks of Love and Labour: Teaching Regency and Desert Romance to Undergraduate Students”, by Karin Heiss: www.jprstudies.org/2015/08/14-w...
14 Weeks of Love and Labour: Teaching Regency and Desert Romance to Undergraduate Students | Journal of Popular Romance Studies
[End Page 1] In February 2012, after finishing my Magister thesis on the popular Regency romance and getting my degree,[1] I was offered the opportunity to become a doctoral candidate at the Friedrich...
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August 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The end of August marks the start of the new academic year for many. If you are curious about how teaching popular romance works, read “14 Weeks of Love and Labour: Teaching Regency and Desert Romance to Undergraduate Students”, by Karin Heiss: www.jprstudies.org/2015/08/14-w...
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Deadline extended (to September 30) for essay proposals: Love and Resistance: Popular Romance Fiction and the Right, 2015-2025. drive.google.com/file/d/1p63T...
Love and Resistance CFP.pdf
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August 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Deadline extended (to September 30) for essay proposals: Love and Resistance: Popular Romance Fiction and the Right, 2015-2025. drive.google.com/file/d/1p63T...
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In the meantime, here's an open access/free article by Johanna Kluger on "Post-Trump masculinity in popular romance novels" which compares Tessa Dare's A night to surrender (2011) to The wallflower wager (2019) + Sarah MacLean's A rogue by any other name (2012) to The day of the duchess (2017)
Post-Trump masculinity in popular romance novels - Neohelicon
As an almost exclusively female-dominated medium, the popular romance novel has, throughout its history, allowed women writers to “amplify their political voice” (Teo, 2016, p. 102), especially when t...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In the meantime, here's an open access/free article by Johanna Kluger on "Post-Trump masculinity in popular romance novels" which compares Tessa Dare's A night to surrender (2011) to The wallflower wager (2019) + Sarah MacLean's A rogue by any other name (2012) to The day of the duchess (2017)
JPRS Archive Dive! Since 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, we wanted to highlight Jin Feng's article about Austenian fan fiction. Follow the link to read "Time-Travel to P&P: Web-based Chinese Fanfic of Jane Austen": doi.org/10.70138/GBP...
Time-Travel to P&P: Web-based Chinese Fanfic of Jane Austen | Journal of Popular Romance Studies
Occupying a secure place in both “the solemn pantheon of classic English literature and the exuberantly commercial realm of pop culture” in the West (Yaffe xvii), Jane Austen’s works have also generat...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
JPRS Archive Dive! Since 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, we wanted to highlight Jin Feng's article about Austenian fan fiction. Follow the link to read "Time-Travel to P&P: Web-based Chinese Fanfic of Jane Austen": doi.org/10.70138/GBP...