The Creators of Women's Popular Romance Fiction : the Authors Who Gave Women a Genre of Their Own
This study examines women's popular romance fiction's role in constructing gender and revealing power structures, while creating a community heritage for romance writers and readers. The textual analysis incorporates cultural studies and women's studies by focusing on gender constructs of power through the medium of popular romance fiction and its many subgenres
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (241 pages)
9780773417489, 0773417486
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Print version:
THE CREATORS OF WOMEN'S POPULAR ROMANCE FICTION: The Authors Who Gave to Women a Genre of Their Own; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1
Popular Romance Fiction's Use of Power Dynamics in Representing Gender and Sexuality; Chapter 2
Popular Romance Fiction's Role in Representing History, Gender, and Heritage; Chapter 3
A Genre of One's Own: Popular Romance Writers and their Communities; Bibliography; Appendix A: Index of Taped Interviews and Transcriptions; Appendix B: List of Interview Questions Appendix C: Survey/Questionnaire for Writer's GroupAppendix D: Survey for Top Five Choices; Index
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