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IASPR International Association for the Study of Popular Romance

@iaspr.bsky.social

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. Publishes @jprstudies.bsky.social https://www.iaspr.org/

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Check out the new deadline for this CFP!

21.08.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5 myths about romance fiction, busted – from Fabio to feminism Are romance novels all the same? Are their readers all bored housewives and BookTok girlies? Of course not! Romance experts Jodi McAlister and Jayashree Kamble debunk the myths and deliver the facts.

Then there are some explainers! @profromance.bsky.social & I, as president and VP of @iaspr.bsky.social , came together to write this romance mythbusting piece for Valentine's Day...

15.12.2024 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
2025 Registration – International Association for the Study of Popular Romance

Registration for the next meeting of @iaspr.bsky.social is live! www.iaspr.org/conferences/... (You also need to be a IASPR member to present so up that membership if you haven’t yet.)

06.02.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Calling all scholars of romance, including romance novels, movies, and other media:

Reminder that today is the LAST day to submit a proposal for the 2025 IASPR conference in June.

IASPR is very welcoming to scholars of all kinds!

See details at the link below.

30.11.2024 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Last chance to submit abstracts for the @iaspr.bsky.social and PCA conferences, romance scholars! Both CFPs close on November 30.

29.11.2024 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Romantic Regions: Call for Papers, IASPR Conference 2025 – International Association for the Study of Popular Romance

The calls for papers for the @iaspr.bsky.social and PCA Romance conferences close this Saturday 30 November! If you're studying popular romance in any capacity and want to submit an abstract, now's your chance.

Here's the IASPR CFP (Mexico City/online, 24-26 June 2025)...

25.11.2024 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Join us in Mexico City (or online), June 2025. The submission deadline for abstracts is in 4 days and is unlikely to be extended, so fuel up on turkey/pie/alcohol, and finish that proposal!

26.11.2024 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Romance Scholars - what would you add?πŸ‘‡

#romancebks #romancescholars #romancegenre

17.11.2024 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought I'd try out making a starter pack. So here's one of romance scholars. Please let me know if you've spotted an omission.

24.09.2024 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
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Where are all the romance scholars on Bluesky?

Add a comment below and share what you study!

17.11.2024 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Romantic Regions: Call for Papers, IASPR Conference 2025 – International Association for the Study of Popular Romance

If you study popular romance (novels, movies & more!), this call for proposals is for you:

The 2025 IASPR conference theme is "Romantic Regions," exploring evolving relationships between romance, place, and space. #romancebks #CFP

Hybrid Conference: Mexico City
www.iaspr.org/conferences/...

17.11.2024 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6

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