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 →
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 →
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 →
