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Brisbane conference makes the news

International Association for the Study of Popular Romance Posted on September 1, 2009 by webdevSeptember 1, 2009

The First Annual Conference on Popular Romance, held in August 2009 in Brisbane, Australia made a splash in the media.

See the feature on Australia’s ABC News.

Watch the Associated Press story on Romance Novel Enthusiasts in Brisbane.

Welcome!

International Association for the Study of Popular Romance Posted on May 14, 2009 by webdevMay 14, 2009

The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance is dedicated to fostering and promoting the scholarly exploration of all popular representations of romantic love. IASPR is committed to building a strong community of scholars of popular romance through open, digital access to all scholarly work published by the Association, by organizing or sponsoring an annual international conference on popular romance studies, and by encouraging the teaching of popular romance at all levels of higher education.

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