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Eighth Annual IASPR Conference Postponed to Summer 2021
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 →
JPRS Seeks Managing Editor
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 →
IASPR Statement on the Romance Writers of America
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 →
Call for Papers (and Posters!): IASPR Conference 2020
The Eighth International Conference on Popular Romance Studies Diversity, Inclusion, Innovation University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Canary Islands | June 17-19, 2020 Proposal Deadline: October 20, 2019 Whose love matters in popular romance culture? Who is represented as … Continue reading →
Deadline Extended! Sexting, Romance, and Intimacy (CFP)
Via the Journal of Popular Romance Studies: Special Issue Call for Papers: Sexting, Romance, and Intimacy Deadline for Abstracts Extended to December 1, 2019! Eds. Eftihia Mihelakis and Jonathan A. Allan It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person … Continue reading →
2019 Francis Award: Call for Submissions!
The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) calls for submissions for the third annual Conseula Francis Award. The Francis Award is given out each year for the best unpublished essay on popular romance media and / or … Continue reading →
Seidel Travel Grants for 2018 Sydney Conference!
Thanks to a generous donation from American romance novelist Kathleen Gilles Seidel, travel support for junior scholars will be available for “Think Globally, Love Locally,” the Seventh International Conference on Popular Romance. This Seidel Travel Grant is intended to foster … Continue reading →
Popular Romance and Men’s / Masculinity Studies
Brandon University professor Jonathan A. Allan (Canada Research Chair in Queer Theory) is looking for proposals on men / masculinities in popular romance fiction for the 2018 American Men’s Studies Association conference, which will be held March 22-25 in Minneapolis, … Continue reading →
Keynote Speakers Announced for 2018 Conference!
The Seventh International Conference on Popular Romance, “Think Globally, Love Locally,” is proud to announce Keynote Speakers for our June, 2018 conference: Lisa Fletcher, University of Tasmania Beth Driscoll, University of Melbourne Kim Wilkins, University of Queensland Along with their … Continue reading →