***Below is the schedule for the upcoming IASPR Conference (Birmingham, UK, 28-30 June, 2023).*** Wednesday, June 28 8.30am – 9:00am, Wednesday, June 28 Registration and Welcome 9:00am – 10:30am, Wednesday, June 28 Session 1A: BookTok and publishing Chels Upton: Screaming, … Continue reading →
The ninth annual international conference on popular romance studies: Romance Revitalised Birmingham, UK, June 28-30 2023 Proposal deadline: December 31, 2022 This will be the first meeting of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance in five years. … Continue reading →
The Popular Culture Association’s annual conference is divided into sub-areas representing different areas of scholarship. The Romance Area of PCA has become a regular gathering point for many emerging and established popular romance scholars. Romance Area Conference of the Popular … Continue reading →
International Association for the Study of Popular Romance: Secretary The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) is seeking a Secretary to join our Executive Committee. This is a volunteer position, with a two-year term. IASPR is a … Continue reading →
DePaul’s Center for Black Diaspora is continuing their exciting series of events on Black Romance. Co-sponsored by IASPR, this exciting virtual event will be of interest to IASPR members, popular romance scholars, and popular romance audiences. The aim of this … Continue reading →
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 →
With a heavy heart, IASPR is announcing that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eighth International Conference on Popular Romance Studies will not take place this summer. Given the uncertainty of international travel in the short term and the exigencies … Continue reading →
The Journal of Popular Romance Studies, an international peer-reviewed academic journal publishing scholarship on popular romance fiction and on the logics, institutions, and social practices of romantic love in global popular culture, is seeking a new Managing Editor, to begin … 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 →
