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The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) is an academic association dedicated to fostering and promoting scholarship of popular representations of romantic love.[1] Founded in 2009, it sponsors the Journal of Popular Romance Studies (JPRS) and organizes international conferences.
History[edit]
In April 2007, a group of popular romance scholars gathered at the annual Popular Culture Association conference in Boston, USA. They agreed to form a new academic organization to promote the study of popular romance and romantic love.[2] [3]
In 2006, Professor Eric Murphy Selinger was the recipient of the Romance Writers of America Academic Research Grant.[4] With the funds, he set up a listserv network and a blog, which ultimately developed into the formal organization.[5]
In April 2009, at a conference on Romance Fiction and American Culture at Princeton University, the organization and its journal were officially launched.[6]
Conferences[edit]
IASPR hosts an international conference, to bring together researchers working in the field of popular romance studies.
List of IASPR conferences[edit]
| Year | Conference Title | Conference Dates | Conference location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Popular Romance Studies | August 13-August 14 | Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland, Australia |
| 2010 | Theory, Text, and Practice | August 5 - August 7 | Brussels, Belgium |
| 2011 | Can't Buy Me Love?: Sex, Money, Power, and Romance | June 26 - June 28 | New York, USA |
| 2012 | The Pleasures of Romance | September 27- September 29 | University of York, UK |
| 2014 | Rethinking Love, Rereading the Romance | June 19- June 21 | Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 2016 | Traditions and Trajectories of Love | June 23- June 25 | University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA |
| 2018 | Think Globally, Love Locally? | June 27-June 29 | Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia |
| 2020 | Diversity, Inclusion, Innovation | July 10-July 17 | Virtual |
| 2023 | Romance Revitalised | June 28-June 30 | Birmingham and Midland Institute, Birmingham, UK |
Activity[edit]
Members of the organization have authored academic publications relating to popular romance studies. They have also offered expert commentary in the media. Officers and members have contributed to the Guardian,[7] the Washington Post,[8] Fashion Journal,[9] Smithsonian Magazine,[10] and USA Today.[11]
Following the 2019 Romance Writers of America racism controversy, IASPR issued a statement distancing themselves from the author body.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mission – International Association for the Study of Popular Romance". Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "History – International Association for the Study of Popular Romance". Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Frantz, Sarah S. G. (2008-06-02). "Teach Me Tonight: IASPR and JPRS: Call for PEOPLE". Teach Me Tonight. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Past Academic Grant Recipients". www.rwa.org. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Selinger, Eric Murphy; Frantz, Sarah S. G. (2012). "Introduction". In Frantz, Sarah S. G.; Selinger, Eric Murphy (eds.). New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays. McFarland. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7864-4190-7.
- ^ Kamblé, Jayashree; Selinger, Eric Murphy; Teo, Hsu-Ming (2021). Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction. Routledge. p. 9. ISBN 9781472443304.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Beckett, Lois (2019-04-04). "Fifty shades of white: the long fight against racism in romance novels". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Smith, Harrison (2019-12-23). "Johanna Lindsey, master of historical romance novels, dies at 67". The Washington Post.
- ^ Lok, Felice (2023-06-09). "How fanfiction helped get me in touch with my sexual side". Fashion Journal. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Magazine, Smithsonian. "Why Can't Romance Novels Get Any Love?". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Munson, Kyle. "Romance author forging new tradition". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Grady, Constance (2020-06-17). "A history of racism led to an implosion of the romance publishing world. Now can it change?". Vox. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
External links[edit]
- https://www.iaspr.org/ iaspr.org/]
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